desks

noun

plural of desk
as in offices
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the city desk of a prominent newspaper

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Recent Examples of desks Since then, the kinds of salad-heavy restaurants that tend to appear on workplace desks around lunchtime have struggled. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Parents can back that up at home by wiping down high-touch surfaces such as light switches, desks and door handles. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Batty said in the internal note that the desks have reduced exposures in strategies that contributed to volatility. — Katherine Doherty, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 In a downtown office building near Rio de Janeiro’s famous Sambadrome avenue, a dozen police officers sit behind desks staring up at a large bank of computer monitors. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 At Venetian Parc Academy, elementary students were starting the year in classrooms without individual desks, working in groups and using artificial intelligence as part of their daily lessons. — Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2026 Sophisticated analytics have long been associated with institutional trading desks, where dedicated research teams and specialized technology support decision making. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Ready to go thanks in part to members of the school community, including students and parents, who put on hard hats to help bring in new desks and other supplies. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Trading firms and private equity credit desks underwrite cash flows, contracts, and collateral rather than stories. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desks
  1. offices
  2. departments
  3. agencies
  4. bureaus
  5. services
Noun
  • But the White House cut its offices and weakened its ability to follow up with cases, as well as slashed funding to research on disparities that people of color face in getting diagnosed and attaining resources for disabilities.
    — Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Non-essential government offices include state courts, local DMV offices, and public libraries, while public K-12 schools and many public universities also close on the day.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of offices
Noun
  • The departments alleged that the school district violated parental rights protected by FERPA.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While discussing the city’s overall youth violence prevention strategy Tuesday night, council members Lisa Kaplan and Mai Vang both suggested reassessing oversight of the program to create more cohesion with other departments doing similar work.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • Still, many local law enforcement agencies using Flock work with federal immigration authorities, including through federal 287(g) agreements.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Firms in the Program may receive threat information from other private entities and from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, and may propose operations to the NCC.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • For stronger protection, consider a credit freeze with all three major bureaus.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Register fraud alerts with Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, the three main credit reporting bureaus.
    — Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of bureaus
Noun
  • The entry of streaming services such as Amazon, Apple and Netflix have only increased the rights fees.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Israel's emergency services said the victim was taken to a hospital in moderate condition.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of services

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“Desks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desks. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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