Thesaurus results for ORGANS

organs

noun

plural of organ

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a publication that appears at regular intervals that newspaper is intended as an organ for the whole university community

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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 Her left upper arm was never recovered, and her internal organs were still missing. — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 Her only son was at her bedside alone, tasked with the decision to donate her organs. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026 These reactive oxygen species, or ROS, can do real damage to mitochondria, cells and organs. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 There’s far less information about rare types of transplants like the intestine, which is biologically more difficult to handle than some other organs. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 For both men and women, research points to a potential connection between ureaplasma in the reproductive organs and fertility problems. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 Humans, for example, typically have their hearts on the left, while other internal organs occupy characteristic positions. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 The medical examiner's office said that there were 55 decomposing bodies found, and one bag of organs that authorities originally believed to be a different person, but that DNA testing confirmed belonged to one of the 55 bodies. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Some biological clocks actually went backward, suggesting that some organs and tissues were acting younger than when people started the study. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

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Partly inspired by her time working as a museum security guard, they are often accompanied by water bottles, cushions, books, or other belongings that give a sense of the presence of the person who sits there.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Sam Wasson, one of Hollywood’s preeminent historians and biographers, has published searching books on the lives and works of Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Mazursky, Blake Edwards and Roman Polanski.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of books

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The synth melody is poignant through the buds, but the upper vocal harmony and some of the upper-register atmospheric instruments are slightly buried.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
The biotech firm offers its lab instruments to help scientists research cancer, immunology and neuroscience.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

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Gates, who now stewards the photographic archives and periodicals of the Johnson Publishing Company, has exhibited it in different forms.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
When word spread that the Chief Librarian of the Army was paying a visit, soldiers rushed to request their favorite periodicals and book genres.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of periodicals

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Analysts attributed elevated gas prices to ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which has damaged oil infrastructure and forced firms to take up costly means of transporting crude.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Only Washington, North Carolina and Oregon tracked rejection rates with enough detail to distinguish ballots received in the mail from those received by some other means, like a ballot drop box.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

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In Iran, the largest newspapers avoided mentioning the elections on their front pages this morning — a deliberate move to signal disinterest in the consequential vote.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
The diagnosis exploded in popularity and was widely blamed on railroads, radios, telegraphs, newspapers, and the industrialization of the times.

— Kirsten Balin, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of newspapers

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With more than 50 years of experience in subsea robotics, ISE has delivered over 250 underwater vehicles to customers in more than 20 countries worldwide, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
In his statement, Earley noted the two Customs and Border Patrol vehicles stayed at the polling place for 10 minutes before leaving, and that his office didn’t receive any calls about the incident.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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Two of the world’s leading medical journals published key studies this week that shed even more light on how ADHD impacts adults.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026
The library used to house thousands of books, journals, and reports that employees could use to learn, research, and explore ideas — much like The Garage.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of journals

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In December 2024, FBI agents and local police arrested the men during pre-dawn raids on their homes in Miami Beach and their parents’ home in Bal Harbour.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
With the sun low in the sky, protesters took to the streets of Woodland on Tuesday to demand action against federal immigration agents.

— Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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