1
as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
that newspaper is intended as an organ for the whole university community
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2
as in instrument
something used to achieve an end
uses the business as an organ to fund a variety of political and social causes
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Recent Examples of organ
The family was already acquainted with the organ donation process.
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Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Doctors told her the knife barely missed her major organs.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
Over time, high blood sugar levels associated with diabetes can damage nerves, kidneys, eyes, feet, skin, and other organs.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2025
Plants produce a large, fleshy underground storage organ (the bulb) that, at the appropriate time of year, and in response to a certain set of environmental conditions, sends out a spray of strap-like leaves and one or more stalks that end in one or more flowers.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Doctors told her the knife barely missed her major organs.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
Over time, high blood sugar levels associated with diabetes can damage nerves, kidneys, eyes, feet, skin, and other organs.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2025
Plants produce a large, fleshy underground storage organ (the bulb) that, at the appropriate time of year, and in response to a certain set of environmental conditions, sends out a spray of strap-like leaves and one or more stalks that end in one or more flowers.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organ
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In what was once the typesetting room of the Miami Daily News, later called the Miami News, large scrolls of clippings can be viewed by visitors using hand cranks that mimic a newspaper rolling off the press.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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To add insult to injury, the newspaper’s staff of five now occupies half a floor in Enervate headquarters in downtown Toledo, a grand pre-war building that was once dedicated entirely to the paper.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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He's charged in Pennsylvania with forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of a crime and false identification to law enforcement.—
Ahmad Hemingway,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The next leap is letting the same instrument sit beside a user's debit balance and rewards points inside a single mobile wallet.—
Jamie Elkaleh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This free periodical focuses on the brand’s philosophy of making everyday life better and more comfortable for everyone and is distributed in its stores.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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How accurate is the Farmers' Almanac? Farmers' Almanac is an annual American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818, providing long-range weather predictions for the U.S. and Canada.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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The study is published in the journal Science.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Scientists published their findings this week in the journal Nature.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Daly noted that the Certification is part of a bigger plan to set the standard for what agility and future-readiness means in the automotive dealership industry.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Travelers looking for a luxurious experience at the Miami airport — and have the means to pay for it — will get a new private terminal opening in 2026.—
D.A. Varela,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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After digging deep, the intrepid celebrity reporters at People magazine found out that Barron indeed is not physically there in the 212.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Christina Long is the editor of Hawgs Illustrated magazine.—
Christina Long,
Arkansas Online,
9 Sep. 2025
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Frantzve is a real estate agent with The Corcoran Group in New York City, according to her LinkedIn profile.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Staffing firms must help clients unbundle jobs into tasks and outcomes, then match them with the right blend of full-time employees, freelancers, or AI agents.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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