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Definition of organ
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— called also pipe organ
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Synonyms for organ
Synonyms: Noun
book, bulletin, diurnal, gazette, journal, mag, magazine, newspaper, paper, periodical, rag, review, serial, zine
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the legislative organ of our government that newspaper is intended as an organ for the whole university communityRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The eight-month-old sea mammal, however, was found dead with plastic in her organs and bruises, potentially from an aggressive male trying to mate with her. — Catherine Kim, Vox, "Vox Sentences: Planned Parenthood loses funding," 20 Aug. 2019 Cover your stomach and chest with hard objects to shield your vital organs. — Abby Vesoulis / Lynchburg, Time, "‘I Wish We Could Stop Teaching This.’ What It’s Like to Attend an Active-Shooter Training After the El Paso and Dayton Attacks," 19 Aug. 2019 In the worst case during coronary artery disease, the whole artery can get clogged and no blood can flow to your organs anymore. — Svenja Lohner, Scientific American, "Build a Blood-Flow Model," 15 Aug. 2019 Bleedr is the only period-tracking app that automatically synchs to your reproductive organs. — Sarah Hutto, The New Yorker, "Your Period-Tracking App: F.A.Q.," 13 Aug. 2019 Three years on, his body still aches sometimes from the nerve damage caused by the bullet that struck the base of his spine then shot upward and ravaged his organs. — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Three years after Tavon Tanner was shot, he and his twin sister find quiet among peaceful streets," 9 Aug. 2019 After falling to the floor, his left arm ended up protecting his vital organs as the gunman continued firing bullets into him. — Washington Post, "Hajj trip may help Christchurch mosque victims heal," 6 Aug. 2019 When Cash died in a drowning last year, Eaton decided to donate his organs in the hope that his legacy would live on. — Sophie Sherry And Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, "A mother lost her son tragically, but she got to hear his heart beat again," 3 Aug. 2019 When the twins were found, their body temperature was 108 degrees; their organs had failed after several hours strapped inside the sedan, according to the medical examiner. — Andrea Salcedo, New York Times, "‘Oh, Forgive Us!’: Heartbreak at Wake for Twins Who Died in Hot Car," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'organ.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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