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
Liver Liver and other organ meats are a great source of B vitamins.
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Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
In a November interview with the Guardian, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres likened a potential U.S. withdrawal to losing a limb or organ.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, potentially affecting various organs, including the bladder and bowel.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
No fall broke her hip and spirit, no disease ravaged her organs, no fog stole her reasoning.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
In a November interview with the Guardian, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres likened a potential U.S. withdrawal to losing a limb or organ.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, potentially affecting various organs, including the bladder and bowel.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
No fall broke her hip and spirit, no disease ravaged her organs, no fog stole her reasoning.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organ
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The windows were open squares pasted over with layers of newspaper, and the room was occupied mainly by a brick bed large enough for the parents and the four children to share.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Previously, many of the big discussion points of the time were driven through more traditional media, such as newspapers or the television.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Each satellite carries a camera, which acts like a synchronized, single, virtual instrument with a largely uninterrupted view of the sun.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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On-chain assets are, ultimately, financial instruments and the ecosystem is long overdue for crypto-specific audit and attestation standards.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The expert testimony that the jury didn’t hear was presented by affidavit and published in periodicals around the nation.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2025
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Their work began last year and continues through March, with the goals of creating a quilt show and adding information to the Mingei’s databases through researching periodicals, magazines, speaking with and learning from quilt historians, and from local quilters.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.—
Bailey Trela,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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Alex writes to Spencer in her journal just before boarding her train.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 Mar. 2025
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The research was published in the journal Nature Communications.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2025
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It was also corrected to show that Hackman spoke to Empire magazine in 2009, not 2020.—
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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De Molina was a celebrated photographer who traded war zones in Central and South America for a career as a paparazzo, snapping shots of celebrities that landed in magazines across the world.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Caro Quintero was released when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of DEA agent Camarena.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The show follows a Secret Service agent caught in a web of conspiracy after the U.S. president is assassinated, with no suspect in sight.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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If Rober worked for a traditional media company, he might be pushed to expand the brand with offshoots like live tours, books, podcasts or movies.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Female Ascent of Denali; and The Hard Parts with Paralympian Oksana Masters, which was named one of the best sports books of the year by The Times.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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