1
as in departments
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the company's main office is in Atlanta
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2
as in duties
something one must do because of prior agreement
one of the chief offices of a friend is to be there in someone's hour of need
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Recent Examples of offices
Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.
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Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
7 July 2026
LeVota signed the executive order on July 4, while all of Jackson County’s municipal government offices were closed for the holiday.
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Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 July 2026
There’ll be a few raspy voices like Kane’s around work offices this morning and that, deep down, is what the World Cup should always be about.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
There is overwhelming strong public support for letting all registered voters, regardless of party, to vote in the June primaries for City Council, borough president and the three citywide offices mayor, public advocate and comptroller.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2026
Many large companies already have shrunk their offices or given up on downtown, including Deloitte and KPMG.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
All surgical spaces, along with patient holding, registration and clinical offices, are now located on the same floor to streamline navigation and check-in for patients, families and clinicians.
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Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Even as the return to offices stabilized in early 2026, real estate and job data showed material differences in work practices across regions, countries and cities.
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John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Jewish schools, kosher businesses, and the offices and homes of Jewish politicians have been vandalized.
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Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
7 July 2026
LeVota signed the executive order on July 4, while all of Jackson County’s municipal government offices were closed for the holiday.
—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 July 2026
There’ll be a few raspy voices like Kane’s around work offices this morning and that, deep down, is what the World Cup should always be about.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
There is overwhelming strong public support for letting all registered voters, regardless of party, to vote in the June primaries for City Council, borough president and the three citywide offices mayor, public advocate and comptroller.
—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2026
Many large companies already have shrunk their offices or given up on downtown, including Deloitte and KPMG.
—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
All surgical spaces, along with patient holding, registration and clinical offices, are now located on the same floor to streamline navigation and check-in for patients, families and clinicians.
—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Even as the return to offices stabilized in early 2026, real estate and job data showed material differences in work practices across regions, countries and cities.
—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Jewish schools, kosher businesses, and the offices and homes of Jewish politicians have been vandalized.
—
Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offices
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Supporters hail the move as bringing accountability and coherence — through the governor — to all the departments and agencies involved in education.
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Cody Hess, an associate government program analyst for the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, said these differences in departments’ needs for in-person meetings make a sweeping return-to-office order unnecessary.
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On Friday, Ohtani handed back over pitch-calling duties, communicating with head shakes and nods instead of the PitchCom buttons on his arm.
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Kiss will officially take over on July 20 and is currently concluding his duties with the Queensland Reds Super Rugby side.
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Even though three public agencies conducted air monitoring, the picture is still murky.
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For advertisers and agencies worn down by years of incremental tooling, that is the difference between a feature and a step change.
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Crypto cannot be excused from the responsibilities that banks and other financial service providers must meet.
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These responsibilities divert attention away from customers, revenue generation and strategic growth.
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With each emergency, laws were enacted, bureaus created, budgets enlarged, and civil liberties restricted.
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The double shooting is under investigation by the sheriff’s homicide and internal affairs bureaus.
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Assisting with payroll tax issues, sales tax audits, and business restructuring to satisfy tax obligations.
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Financial privacy erodes gradually through risk assessments, compliance obligations, information sharing partnerships and international standards presented as technical rather than political.
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Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day.
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If there are no Apple App Store services in 2276, our historical iPhone 17 Pro has another insurmountable problem.
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The deal would not have satisfied Cuba's spiraling energy needs.
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But when Erik Spoelstra is strategizing, the needs of Nikola Jovic, for better or worse, are not going to be at the top of the organizational process.
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“Offices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offices. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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