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as in books
a publication that appears at regular intervals
that newspaper is intended as an organ for the whole university community
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as in instrumentalities
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 organs
By 1880, Jenkins had taken over Moffat’s operation entirely, selling the original business’s stock of Hallet & Davis pianos and Estey organs.
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Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Her organs didn't receive enough blood.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Eventually, their organs begin to break down.
—Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Black’s sister Molly Watts said the family had doubts after agreeing to donate Black’s organs but felt unheard until the 34-year-old doctor, in his first year as a neurosurgeon, intervened.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
During a female rectal exam, a doctor can feel the space and organs between the uterus and rectum to check for abnormalities.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
His organs were donated, Macquel Payne said, noting the family was told that his body parts and tissues helped multiple people.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
A week later, he was taken to surgery to have his organs removed for donation — even though his heart was beating and he hadn’t been declared brain-dead, Zohny said.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
When oxygen can’t attach, red blood cells don’t transport it around the body, effectively suffocating the organs.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Her organs didn't receive enough blood.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Eventually, their organs begin to break down.
—Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Black’s sister Molly Watts said the family had doubts after agreeing to donate Black’s organs but felt unheard until the 34-year-old doctor, in his first year as a neurosurgeon, intervened.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
During a female rectal exam, a doctor can feel the space and organs between the uterus and rectum to check for abnormalities.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
His organs were donated, Macquel Payne said, noting the family was told that his body parts and tissues helped multiple people.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
A week later, he was taken to surgery to have his organs removed for donation — even though his heart was beating and he hadn’t been declared brain-dead, Zohny said.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
When oxygen can’t attach, red blood cells don’t transport it around the body, effectively suffocating the organs.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organs
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Mendoza did not strike down the parts of HB 1069 that require school districts to follow a state policy for challenging books.—
James B. Blasingame,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2025
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We like building Brio train sets, reading books and playing with Lego.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The aim is to ensure these instruments act as payment tools rather than investment products, and to protect bank deposits.—
Jon Helgi Egilsson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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With that kind of narrowing, nuclear clocks are projected to surpass atomic clocks as the most sensitive instruments for probing ultralight dark matter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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My articles have been quoted in numerous newspapers and on CNN, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, Oprah and other TV and radio shows.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The team analyzed data collected from 2003 to 2023 from more than 236,000 Americans as part of the American Time Use Survey; the data included how often participants read physical books, magazines, newspapers, or listened to audio and electronic books on an average day.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Sep. 2025
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This cooler, with its flat top and accessory loops, is also part of Dometic’s Recon system, which is optimized for compatibility, stackability, and packing into vehicles.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The company has also installed wall boxes for charging electric vehicles, heat pumps and power storage units.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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With the mountain of new research and evidence published in oncology journals constantly expanding, evidence literally shifts by the day.—
Anna Forsythe,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Mangione allegedly kept journals that described his plans for the attack, his intent to send a message and condemnations of the health insurance industry.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Last year, the company closed more than $6 billion in sales and hired more than 500 agents.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The agency’s strategy centers on Korea as its priority, with Japan close behind — two markets that historically haven’t worked with global agents.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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ByLaura Manske Based in NYC, Laura Manske has been a staff editor at many top magazines, as well as an award-winning freelance journalist and photographer.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The team analyzed data collected from 2003 to 2023 from more than 236,000 Americans as part of the American Time Use Survey; the data included how often participants read physical books, magazines, newspapers, or listened to audio and electronic books on an average day.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Sep. 2025
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The future of this rapidly expanding means of devising software by tapping into the generative capabilities of modern-era AI, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, Grok, Gemini, and other large language models, will be discussed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Such compounds can form by other means, such as, for example, the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Organs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organs. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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