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a piece of conveyed information
the latest communication from the crew of the space station
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Recent Examples of communications
At the time of the shooting, school was out for the day and no activities were taking place, Marissa Cleaver Wamble, chief communications officer for the Raytown C-2 School District, told The Star in an email Thursday.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Communicating with journalists can be very dangerous for protesters’ families, and Iran is in the middle of a communications blackout with severe restrictions on the internet and cellphone service.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The congressman is seeking to examine any files or communications referencing the Gordie Howe International Bridge and the Ambassador Bridge that circulated between the family, the Commerce Department, and the White House.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Meyer earned degrees in criminology and communications from Marquette University.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Satellite communications don’t come cheap.
—Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The high-tech company, which specializes in advanced satellite communications, has announced plans to purchase the warehouses in the Sweetwater neighborhood for its new global headquarters.
—Kara King, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
In 2008, Rodriguez joined another wireless communications firm, EF Johnson Technologies, when a private equity group took the company private in early 2011.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Communicating with journalists can be very dangerous for protesters’ families, and Iran is in the middle of a communications blackout with severe restrictions on the internet and cellphone service.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The congressman is seeking to examine any files or communications referencing the Gordie Howe International Bridge and the Ambassador Bridge that circulated between the family, the Commerce Department, and the White House.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
Meyer earned degrees in criminology and communications from Marquette University.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Satellite communications don’t come cheap.
—Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The high-tech company, which specializes in advanced satellite communications, has announced plans to purchase the warehouses in the Sweetwater neighborhood for its new global headquarters.
—Kara King, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
In 2008, Rodriguez joined another wireless communications firm, EF Johnson Technologies, when a private equity group took the company private in early 2011.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
Noun
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By late afternoon, the batch of flowers and hopeful messages outside Guthrie’s home had swelled, and neighbors had attached yellow ribbons to their mailboxes and trees.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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There were no additional details about the arrest and messages to Cordero's cellphone were not immediately returned.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When there is not enough gas to run the turbines, the price spikes and ISO dispatches the oil burning generators.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Dillard also supervised other communication technicians and accessed names from their dispatches as well.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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