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as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book
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as in memorandum
a written communication giving information or directions
the visiting leader received a series of urgent memos from the country's ambassador prior to the summit
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The sentencing memo in Azari's case noted a private email among climate activists that surfaced in the media in 2016.
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Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
The memo, first reported by Bloomberg Law News, says the U.S. Department of Justice will track and investigate local officials in jurisdictions that don’t cooperate with Trump’s immigration policies and potentially prosecute them.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Retail giant Target is scaling back some of its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, according to an internal memo sent to employees.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
Look To Come Back From Post-Election Tune-Out In his memo, Thompson signaled there would be changes to reduce the costs of production, as CNN already shifted those operations from New York to Atlanta for its morning shows.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
The memo, first reported by Bloomberg Law News, says the U.S. Department of Justice will track and investigate local officials in jurisdictions that don’t cooperate with Trump’s immigration policies and potentially prosecute them.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Retail giant Target is scaling back some of its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, according to an internal memo sent to employees.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
Look To Come Back From Post-Election Tune-Out In his memo, Thompson signaled there would be changes to reduce the costs of production, as CNN already shifted those operations from New York to Atlanta for its morning shows.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memo
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Mail carriers deliver love letters, college application acceptances, Christmas cards, wedding invitations, your W2s for taxes, and much, much more.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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What To Know In a letter, James reminded health care facilities that refusing to provide these treatments would breach New York's anti-discrimination laws.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Sure, Danni desperately wants to continue being with Chase, but watching two people fight about a hypothetical long-distance relationship isn’t the same as going out on a high note.—
Emma Soren,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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Ají amarillo is chili pepper native to South America and has vibrant fruit notes reminiscent of passion fruit or a mango, along with a moderate dash of heat similar to cayenne pepper.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives are investigating the death under a countywide memorandum aimed at ensuring that law enforcement agencies don’t investigate their own shootings and in-custody deaths.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Federal funding for California wildfire relief could face roadblocks or delays after President Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop issuing grants and loans beginning Tuesday evening, according to an internal memorandum sent Monday.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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Yet the novel evolved incrementally from public to private, epistle to narrative as the scope of the vision enlarged.—
David L. Ulin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2024
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Avoid textbooks that say there are notations on the various pages, as these may not be the notes that earn you a good grade.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
11 Dec. 2024
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Nelson says participants use graphic notation to compose music – a process of documenting musical ideas using abstract representations of sound such as color, shape, or gesture, allowing quicker access to the music-making process than traditional systems allow.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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His lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, asking the state's midlevel appeals court to reverse his May conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The notice was made in accordance with North Carolina’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act on Monday.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memo. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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