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
These organs, beyond detecting heat, help the snake form a kind of thermal image of its surroundings.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Nikki leads me up narrow stairwell after narrow winding staircase behind the organ.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Hooking the heart up to this OCS, the organ was transported from one operating room to another – without skipping a beat.
—New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2025
McLemore died of starvation and multiple organ failure.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Nikki leads me up narrow stairwell after narrow winding staircase behind the organ.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Hooking the heart up to this OCS, the organ was transported from one operating room to another – without skipping a beat.
—New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2025
McLemore died of starvation and multiple organ failure.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organ
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In 1934, South Carolina newspaper archives include a traveler's story of encountering salted watermelon and pumpkin seeds at restaurants in Hiroshima, Japan.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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Blackburn was a recipient of the 2024 Sam Hutton Fund for the Arts and a former features writer for Princeton's student newspaper.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Plopping down on its four landing legs, the spacecraft delivered ten science instruments and technology demonstration gear through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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During the Apollo missions, astronauts faced challenges from sharp, fine particles of lunar dust that clung to nearly everything, posing potential health risks while causing instrument malfunctions and allergy-like symptoms.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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The society published a periodical called the Advocate of Moral Reform, as well as pamphlets addressed to upper-class audiences.—
Jenna Deep,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Similarly, Amos Kendall, the nation’s postmaster general, adopted an extreme states’ rights position and suppressed the periodicals in the interest of buttressing local mores.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 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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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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Her poetry, short fiction and Opinion columns have been published in literary journals and newspapers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
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Those who eat more than 300 grams of chicken per week are 27% more likely to die from any cause than those who eat less than 100 grams, according to the study, which was published in the journal Nutrients on April 17.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Your suggestion that a restaurant gift certificate is far more practical than receiving flowers (or an automatically renewing magazine subscription) is a good one.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Hackman and Arakawa were laid to rest earlier this month with a private memorial for family and close friends, according to People magazine.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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The same source suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to hire an agent to represent him in an official capacity acted as a detriment.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Gibbs meets his red-headed real estate agent, Diane (Kathleen Kenny).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Kent Ingle is president of Southeastern University, author of several leadership books and host of the Framework Leadership podcast.—
Kent Ingle,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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What are the controversial books included in the case?—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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