1
as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common
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2
as in resemblance
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the best friends' correspondence in looks is so striking that they could pass for twins
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3
as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author
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Recent Examples of correspondence
Offering no reason for her termination, that correspondence looks to have been delivered via email.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 July 2025
There is no correspondence between age and invention, or age and leadership.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
Durbin asking whether the FBI reviewed that letter or other correspondence between Trump and Epstein.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Officials seized more than 30 handheld consoles and demanded copies of Once Were Nerd's correspondence with the companies making these devices.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 July 2025
There is no correspondence between age and invention, or age and leadership.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
Durbin asking whether the FBI reviewed that letter or other correspondence between Trump and Epstein.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Officials seized more than 30 handheld consoles and demanded copies of Once Were Nerd's correspondence with the companies making these devices.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for correspondence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondence
Noun
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There’s not much similarity between the two iterations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 July 2025
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The photos accompanying the post are mostly side-by-sides of Brown with Yazdi and then Brown with Scott, as if to highlight the similarities between the two relationships.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Ironically, despite being billed as Disney’s most lifelike Audio-Animatronic, its face bears little resemblance to Walt's leading to a deluge of excoriating criticism from fans.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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That 42-year-old version of Pacquiao, who needed stitches for more than one cut on his face, bore little resemblance to the buzzsaw that won belts across eight divisions.—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
Noun
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In August 2022, less than a year after his arrest, Larry was convicted in U.S. federal court of foreign murder and mail fraud.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Holman pleaded guilty to theft of mail in November, prosecutors said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Mayes wrote a letter last year to the BIA and its parent agency, the U.S. Department of the Interior, asking officials to fund crucial grid reliability updates as soon as possible and provide cooling centers and ice giveaways during power disruptions, among other actions.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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In his letter to Nessel, Runestad pointed to a recent criminal case involving an employee of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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“Correspondence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondence. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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