memorandums

noun

variants or memoranda
plural of memorandum
1
as in notices
a written communication giving information or directions I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy

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2
as in letters
a message on paper from one person or group to another the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location

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3
as in notes
a usually brief written reminder dispatched a memorandum to her secretary about the assignment

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Recent Examples of memorandums There are dozens of these interview memorandums. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 2 Jan. 2026 No formal deal exists yet, and Fortune noted there may not even be signed memoranda. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 But like parts of memorandums past, these elements may morph into something more practical, or disappear entirely, in the months after any deal is signed. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025 The team pored over 7,000 pages of internal memoranda, technical reports, oral histories, and unpublished documents. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025 The city has signed memorandums of understanding with other law enforcement entities in accordance with California laws to share information, Cortez said. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026 The visit, led by officials tied to the White House’s energy policy apparatus, is expected to produce memorandums of understanding covering oil and key minerals such as gold, aluminum and possibly coal. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Sheriff's offices in Laurel, McCracken and Pendleton counties, along with police departments in Hickman, Falmouth and Winchester signed memorandums of agreement with ICE in the first month of the year. — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Feb. 2026 As the justices’ memoranda illustrate, West Virginia, North Dakota and several energy companies sued the Obama administration over its Clean Power Plan and sought to block the new, transformative regulation from going into effect. — Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandums
  1. notices
  2. letters
  3. notes
  4. memos
  5. epistles
  6. notations
  7. directives
  8. messages
Noun
  • There are about seven and a half million borrowers in the SAVE plan and servicers will begin sending them official notices Wednesday, said Lindsay Vail Clark, chief borrower advocate at Savi, a student loan debt assistance platform.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Medicaid is not implemented in the abstract, but through state agencies, vendors, eligibility systems, notices, call centers, claims data and clinical records.
    — Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of notices
Noun
  • Valentine and Suarez did not respond to letters mailed to addresses that appeared to be associated with them.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The invasion of Canada As 1775 wore on, force came to join careful letters.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of letters
Noun
  • More reading Here’s our look at 10 news, notes, quotes and nuggets on Portis.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • The space will also be imbued with Emirates signature scent, which has notes of bergamot, citrus, and soft wood.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
Definition of notes
Noun
  • That conversation produced the kind of alignment that doesn’t come from memos or mission statements.
    — John Speranza, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Down by her green toes, Melanie Griffith’s Staten Island secretary Tess McGill ferries to Manhattan to type memos for important men.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of memos
Noun
  • The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.
    — byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • While hunkered down in the trenches of World War I, a Greek scholar translated some of Paul’s epistles.
    — Robin Hoagland, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025
Definition of epistles
Noun
  • Bearing extensive handwritten notations and edits by the authors, it is estimated to sell for between $1 and $2 million.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Do notations always converge like this on something dominant?
    — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of notations
Noun
  • Brennan argues the records are vital to a potential vindictive-prosecution defense, citing more than 100 Trump statements attacking him and directives to pursue cases without legal basis.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The attorneys general challenged several of its directives, including a provision that required state and local officials to collect proof of citizenship from vote-by-mail applicants.
    — Haley Parsley June 24, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of directives
Noun
  • The pair exchanged messages the day of the shooting, arranging to meet.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
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