desks

plural of desk
as in offices
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the city desk of a prominent newspaper

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Recent Examples of desks The trio share a cozy office, their desks side-by-side for maximum collaboration and creativity. Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024 Schools with desks report increased attendance, higher retention among girls and greater participation across the board. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Our developers show up to work with tasks on their desks that include time estimates, deadlines and detailed acceptance criteria. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desks
Noun
  • However, Federal Reserve offices will be closed in accordance with Biden’s executive order.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Federal offices Most federal government offices will be closed on Thursday.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States, which is made up of agencies including the departments of Treasury and Justice, expressed reservations about the deal to the companies in a letter last month.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Host Workshops To Promote Cross-Departmental Bonds Host regular hackathons or problem-solving workshops that bring together employees from different departments.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Finally, some agencies might specialize in particular areas of SEO, such as local SEO for brick-and-mortar businesses, e-commerce SEO for online retailers or international SEO for companies with a global presence.
    Bar Maimon, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The nomination of Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and harsh critic of government health agencies, has cast a spotlight on debates over the role the government should play in public health — and over the degree to which mounting distrust in science should guide policy-making.
    Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The transfers came just two days after Tisch made a number of administrative appointments, including new heads of the department’s public information and technology bureaus.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus.
    Robert Farrington, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

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“Desks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desks. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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