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
Blood flow is redirected to vital organs, while extremities receive less circulation, increasing the risk of frostbite.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
After a heart attack, scar tissue often forms to allow the organ to keep its shape, but the downside is that this tissue doesn’t beat.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Fun fact: One organ donor can save eight lives and help 75 others.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Small fragments can cause laceration and punctures to digestive organs, such as the esophagus, stomach or intestines, while metallic particles can become lodged in a person's throat and airways.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
After a heart attack, scar tissue often forms to allow the organ to keep its shape, but the downside is that this tissue doesn’t beat.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Fun fact: One organ donor can save eight lives and help 75 others.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Small fragments can cause laceration and punctures to digestive organs, such as the esophagus, stomach or intestines, while metallic particles can become lodged in a person's throat and airways.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organ
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Classified ads — once a newspaper's golden goose — shifted almost overnight to platforms like Craigslist, eBay and digital marketplaces, chipping away at traditional revenue.—
Dan Gardner,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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As flames advanced on homes in the Pacific Palisades, there was no professional Los Angeles Fire Department unit ready to take on the initial attack, the newspaper reported.—
Chris Boyette and Michelle Watson,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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That court loss led to a sweep of new bitcoin ETFs, which ultimately proved to be the most successful category launch in the history of such instruments.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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The cold snap forced Yo-Yo Ma and other musicians to pre-record their music, out of fear that their instruments would freeze.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 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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Johnson, who already has a pickleball business consulting business and a periodical launched focusing on the industry of the sport, will now help bring some organizational order to the growing world of facilities owners.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 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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In 2017, a study published in the journal Psychological and Cognitive Sciences concluded that this type of sensory-rich play supports cognitive development, enhancing brain function and neural connections in the process.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The research was published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2025
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Where to Find Kid-Friendly News Resources There are plenty of podcasts, websites, and magazines that can foster your children’s interest in the news in age-appropriate and engaging ways.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
22 Jan. 2025
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Learning that Fairbanks was a historian, author and podcaster, Lang recruited her to write for the magazine.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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During Trump’s first term, immigration agents arrested people receiving emergency care in hospitals and a child during an ambulance transfer.—
Vanessa G Sánchez and Daniel Chang,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Republican lawmakers in Connecticut are pushing to roll back a state law that limits when law enforcement and correctional officers can cooperate with federal immigration agents.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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The fact that his book doesn’t forget the body also means that the poet himself is embodied, experiencing desire, experiencing sensuality.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy outlined some similar possibilities in his 2023 book Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organ. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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