as in messages
a piece of conveyed information
the latest communication from the crew of the space station
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Recent Examples of communications
Some relief workers are using donkeys and bulldozers to remove solid waste, according to Louise Wateridge, a communications officer for the UN’s children’s agency in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.
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Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
Officials caution that not everyone reported missing is necessarily trapped beneath the rubble because communications failures, mass displacement and transportation disruptions have complicated efforts to reunite families.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
Every July 4, the communications center in Rancho Cordova handles its highest call volume.
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Andrew Graham
july 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Matt Hamer, communications manager at Harvesters, said the need in the region has rarely been higher.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Keep records of all communications and fraudulent transactions.
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Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Jacie Prieto Lopez, LA28’s vice president of communications and public affairs, said in a statement that her organization is pleased to forward the agreement to the council for consideration.
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David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
In recent campaign communications, all three Democrats running to become the next governor of Kansas have cited internal data professing themselves to be leading their primary competition.
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Matthew Kelly
updated June 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.
—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
Officials caution that not everyone reported missing is necessarily trapped beneath the rubble because communications failures, mass displacement and transportation disruptions have complicated efforts to reunite families.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
Every July 4, the communications center in Rancho Cordova handles its highest call volume.
—
Andrew Graham
july 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Matt Hamer, communications manager at Harvesters, said the need in the region has rarely been higher.
—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Keep records of all communications and fraudulent transactions.
—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Jacie Prieto Lopez, LA28’s vice president of communications and public affairs, said in a statement that her organization is pleased to forward the agreement to the council for consideration.
—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
In recent campaign communications, all three Democrats running to become the next governor of Kansas have cited internal data professing themselves to be leading their primary competition.
—
Matthew Kelly
updated June 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
Noun
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Studies are increasingly showing a strong correlation between time spent with messages and EHRs and physician burnout rates.
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Not to lose your messages and media, set up your Signal Backup (Settings -> Backups -> Enable backups -> View recovery key -> Copy to clipboard -> Next -> Enter the recovery key -> Next -> Continue -> Choose your backup plan).
Noun
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Davis, who beat back cancer for nearly a dozen years while producing policy-changing dispatches before a tumor reappeared this spring, died at the East Campus Medical Center at UC San Diego Health early Wednesday.
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In Berlin, an additional 500 ambulance dispatches were reported on Saturday, most of them heat-related.
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“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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