Thesaurus results for ORGANS

organs

noun

plural of organ

as in books

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 The company added that CagriSema reduced harmful fat around abdominal organs, including in the liver and pancreas, in adults with Type 2 diabetes. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Immix Biopharma said its experimental CAR-T therapy induced complete remissions in 89% of patients with AL Amyloidosis, a rare autoimmune disorder in which toxic proteins build up in organs like the heart and kidneys. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026 These organs send messages throughout the body to control many vital functions, and the molecules that carry that message are called hormones. — Sean McCann, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 While jellyfish, an even more remote species, have two nervous systems, the findings suggest these two organs may have slowly grown close to each other. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 This implies that our own hindbrain is already represented by an exclusive lineage of cells distinct from the forebrain and midbrain just three weeks after conception, roughly when other major organs like the heart are distinguishing themselves. — Mike McRae 21, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026 The sound became all-consuming, passing through his ears, his organs. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 Medicines that calm the immune system may be used for joint pain, rashes, or more serious problems affecting the lungs, nerves, or other organs. — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026 According to the Cleveland Clinic, sepsis is a reaction to an infection that involves the immune system harming healthy tissues and organs. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

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HarperCollins said Archer's books were sold in 119 countries.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Shop for clothing, books, antiques, and jewelry (Croghan’s is amazing) up and down King Street.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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Precise attitude control keeps those instruments pointed at their targets as the satellites race around Earth.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
The score, composed by Damon Albarn, has a rough, analog feel to it, incorporating instruments like an Indonesian angklung.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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Operating for nearly a century, Algani began in 1927 as a modest seller of newspapers, periodicals, and postcards before evolving into one of the city’s first international newsstands.

— Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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Certifying a council as fair means comparing it against every possible group of voters and every slate of candidates that group can claim.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Then, the court could determine whether the person has the means to pay, Looney said.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

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Also on the lobby level, a corner shop sells downloadable newspapers and magazines, snacks, and classic Penguin paperbacks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Earlier bans were usually covered by local newspapers and then eventually forgotten.

— Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of newspapers

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Personal autonomous vehicles, by contrast, are a natural extension of the company’s 118 years of expertise in building vehicles for individual customers.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Once operational, the aircraft will give Stratolaunch another option for putting reusable hypersonic test vehicles into flight.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

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But available information from state health departments and medical journals suggests the Florida outbreak marks the most cases in a calendar year for any state since at least the 1940s.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Shimoda reveals how identities are forged through steamships crisscrossing the Pacific, formed by old family journals and photographs, and also obscured by systemic erasure.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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