as in office
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the city desk of a prominent newspaper
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Recent Examples of desk
The desk and cabinet are IKEA-plain.
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The funding bill is still subject to 60 votes, meaning Democrats have been able to block Republicans from sending the measure, which already passed the House, to Trump’s desk 12 times.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025
The size of the squashes ranged from those that can sit on a desk to those that can be a presence on a porch.
—Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Jon Stewart was almost the one behind Jimmy Kimmel's late-night desk.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The funding bill is still subject to 60 votes, meaning Democrats have been able to block Republicans from sending the measure, which already passed the House, to Trump’s desk 12 times.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025
The size of the squashes ranged from those that can sit on a desk to those that can be a presence on a porch.
—Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Jon Stewart was almost the one behind Jimmy Kimmel's late-night desk.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desk
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Trump was close to Abe, who was assassinated after leaving office.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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In a new joint venture redeveloping the marina, Everett Landco announced plans to take down storage tanks and dismantle offices at the location this month, per NBC News.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The police department previously booked him into the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department High Desert Detention Center on a murder charge, which was dropped during his arraignment on Tuesday, according to ABC7.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Spokespeople for Arizona’s Medicaid and Economic Security departments — Johnny Córdoba and Brett Bezio, respectively — did not share data on how many people participated in the state’s pilot test nor describe the outcome.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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While sympathetic to conservative institutional media, federal law agencies did not often make moves based on posts from the nascent right wing creator class.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency is not so fortunate, said Renee Pertile, early childhood director at the agency.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Munising area features a variety of serene waterfalls accessible from local trails, per the visitors bureau.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some of the money was spent on a new office for the internal affairs bureau, a golf cart, cable television subscriptions and travel to conferences.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desk. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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