2
: a device used to send or receive facsimile communications
3
: a facsimile communication
fax
verb
Examples of fax in a Sentence
She sent me a copy of her report by fax.
She sent me a fax of her report.
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Phone calls, emails, faxes, and even physical letters from banks and lenders flood into insurance offices daily.
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Spanx founder Sara Blakely turned her $5,000 savings from selling fax machines into a shapewear empire.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Their law firm’s phones, voicemail systems and fax machines were tied up for days due to nonstop calls from auto-dialing software.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
According to Reynolds, Murray, who reportedly spent years only reachable via fax machine or an 800 number, initially didn’t say yes, but also didn’t say no to appearing in the documentary about the late actor.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Spanx founder Sara Blakely turned her $5,000 savings from selling fax machines into a shapewear empire.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Their law firm’s phones, voicemail systems and fax machines were tied up for days due to nonstop calls from auto-dialing software.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
According to Reynolds, Murray, who reportedly spent years only reachable via fax machine or an 800 number, initially didn’t say yes, but also didn’t say no to appearing in the documentary about the late actor.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Fax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fax. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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fax
noun2
: a machine used to send or receive facsimile communications
3
: a facsimile communication
fax
verb
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