desk

noun

ˈdesk How to pronounce desk (audio)
Definition of desknext
as in office
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the city desk of a prominent newspaper

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Recent Examples of desk Urevo Another advantage the unit has over an under-desk walking mat is the incline. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 Like many children, Umpa spent his school years freestyling with his friends, performing behind their desks, in the streets, and at bars and shops around the area. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026 An employee can spend eight hours at their desk and have little to show for it, while another might accomplish their most important work in half that time. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 With all the new tech coming across my desk lately, my workspace has become quite cluttered. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for desk
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  1. office
  2. department
  3. agency
  4. bureau
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  • For over a year, residents of Serbia's capital were blocked from entering one of the city's most prominent parks, nestled between Parliament and Vucic's offices.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Trump won his second term in office just days after the collapse of a new concrete canopy at a train station in Novi Sad, killing 16 people.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of office
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  • To accommodate those patients who’ve been admitted but don’t have a room, the hospital has installed dozens of beds in what was once the emergency department’s waiting room and in adjacent spaces.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The local police department is conducting a criminal investigation into the events leading up to the collision and the actions of those involved, Kinnan said Wednesday.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of department
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  • The Ebola outbreak that began in DR Congo is becoming a continental crisis after authorities initially underestimated its spread, the head of Africa’s public health agency told Semafor as new cases were reported as far afield as Nigeria.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Trump could direct federal agencies to adopt a different name for the Atlantic or Pacific.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of agency
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  • The president fired James Comey as FBI director in May 2017 as the bureau was investigating ties between Russia and the Republican’s successful 2016 campaign for the White House.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Over and over for years these probes would continue, burning through the resources of five bureaus to turn up exactly the same information in every report.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
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