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as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people
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as in talked
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas
for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research
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as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness
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Recent Examples of communicated
Anybody that comes in here will know that, because that will be well communicated.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
While much of the ceremony is often wordlessly communicated to a global audience without the barrier of language, America's Olympics broadcaster NBC always provides a talking head or two to comment on the spectacle.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Epstein communicated with Austin Hill and Adam Back, Blockstream’s cofounders.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Martin also called for more accountability, saying there were multiple occasions where county employees could and should have communicated directly to figure this out.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Defense attorney Keri Curtis Axel told the judge that Horwits and Puig communicated via text about alternative sports betting websites.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The smaller ones, those will be communicated at the team level.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Mayor Pete Land said the project is a financial partnership between the city and the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission, with exact terms of the next phase to be communicated to Crown Point later this month or in March.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
At the age of 7, Courtland Mead was club typographer Uh-Huh, who only communicated using the aforementioned phrase.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
While much of the ceremony is often wordlessly communicated to a global audience without the barrier of language, America's Olympics broadcaster NBC always provides a talking head or two to comment on the spectacle.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Epstein communicated with Austin Hill and Adam Back, Blockstream’s cofounders.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Martin also called for more accountability, saying there were multiple occasions where county employees could and should have communicated directly to figure this out.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Defense attorney Keri Curtis Axel told the judge that Horwits and Puig communicated via text about alternative sports betting websites.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The smaller ones, those will be communicated at the team level.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Mayor Pete Land said the project is a financial partnership between the city and the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission, with exact terms of the next phase to be communicated to Crown Point later this month or in March.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
At the age of 7, Courtland Mead was club typographer Uh-Huh, who only communicated using the aforementioned phrase.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicated
Verb
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These studies confirmed that quantum bits (qubits) could be transmitted over long-distance fiber optic infrastructure.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Skip the flowers The CFP talked a big game about updating the methodology used to select the 12 participants in the 2025 field.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The new manager and the pitcher had lunch and talked baseball.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tian Feng, former dean of SenseTime’s Intelligence Industry Research Institute, revealed that the free provision of T800 robots will help smaller companies overcome research and development barriers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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After House Democrats revealed plans to force votes disapproving of the president’s Canada tariffs as soon as this week, GOP leaders sought to resuscitate their year-long procedural blockade that keeps those resolutions off the floor.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the public health system also spread during the pandemic, and longtime anti-vaccine activist groups saw a swell in interest from the wider public.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Psychic medium Patti Negri communed with the spirits at the Winchester Mystery House on Wednesday night to make a prediction on which team will win the Super Bowl on Sunday.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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While a statement-making Mind the Gap wallpaper featuring Hindu goddesses transforms the powder room into a vibrant tribute to Rai and her partner’s Indian heritage, displayed alongside family heirlooms.—
Linne Halpern,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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The message is being displayed continuously cycled on the electric billboard along Interstate 95 in New Haven near Tweed New Haven Airport.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Maybe that was because the smiles on everyone’s faces conveyed sexiness without porniness.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Albusaidi then conveyed the plan to the US delegation led by Witkoff, and the American response will be delivered to the Iranian side during the talks, Iranian media added.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Staff at Hearst took note this week of the frequency in which board member and scion Austin Hearst dined with Epstein in 2013; emails showed Epstein invited Hearst to visit his home, and the two planned a trip together to visit Harvard.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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And on Sunday before 70,823 at Levi’s Stadium, the unit showed the world there is room for more than one hard-hitting, suffocating defense in Seahawks history.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Communicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicated. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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