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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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Recent Examples of memo
Her lawyers said the Department of Homeland Security presented one document to support their opposition to Öztürk's bond request: a one-paragraph State Department memo revoking her student visa.
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CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
New direction for the CFPB The layoffs come after the agency's chief legal counsel sent a memo to CFPB employees on Wednesday evening that sets a new direction for the bureau.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a new memo outlines the agency’s plans to reduce its workforce to between 60,000 to 70,000 employees, down from roughly 100,000.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
The memos sometimes validated an immigrant’s account of individual abuse, or detailed systemic issues and corrective action at detention centers.
—Mel Leonor Barclay, Them., 15 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
New direction for the CFPB The layoffs come after the agency's chief legal counsel sent a memo to CFPB employees on Wednesday evening that sets a new direction for the bureau.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, a new memo outlines the agency’s plans to reduce its workforce to between 60,000 to 70,000 employees, down from roughly 100,000.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
The memos sometimes validated an immigrant’s account of individual abuse, or detailed systemic issues and corrective action at detention centers.
—Mel Leonor Barclay, Them., 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memo
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The Athletic obtained Burns’ termination letter and the school’s investigation in a public records request, shedding light on what went into the decision.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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McLean acknowledged that the city had received letters from Attorney General Raul Labrador and Sheriff Matt Clifford.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Apr. 2025
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European markets returned from the long Easter weekend on a negative note, amid continuing jitters around the U.S. economy and global trade.—
Ganesh Rao,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2025
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Did husband and wife discuss each weekly session based on her notes?—
Heller McAlpin,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Trump has launched a battery of orders and memoranda that have hobbled entire government agencies and departments.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Shoigu said the real intention was for peacekeepers to control Ukraine's mineral resources, which the Trump administration has signed a memorandum deal over.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 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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The stretcher bar depth in Baer’s notations is clearly tied to the size of the painting’s frontal plane.—
Sarah K. Rich,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Her riffs on seemingly objective inscriptions and notations for sound and motion, often paired with handwritten lettering or musical symbols, point back not just to the body of the maker, but to her cultural world.—
Mara Mills,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Steele is not the only U.S. citizen to receive such a notice.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Every few months, there’s another reminder that her catalog still resonates with millions, and a quick look at where the late singer appears on the charts in the United Kingdom provides one more such notice.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memo. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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