as in dispatch
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of message
Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Most of the drones were downed over Russia's southwestern regions, including 31 over the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.
—Reuters, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 23 July 2025
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on a birthday message sent bearing Trump’s name for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
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Noun
The victim continued to message Anderson, inquiring about drugs, according to the probable cause affidavit.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Most of the drones were downed over Russia's southwestern regions, including 31 over the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.
—Reuters, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Verb
Speculation about what was in store from the duo grew after the seemingly estranged former partners posted complementary messages on their social media accounts in the last week.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 July 2025
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on a birthday message sent bearing Trump’s name for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for message
Noun
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Consolidation is affecting the entire fire industry, from dispatch software to PPE.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
18 July 2025
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According to Adams County dispatch records, emergency crews responded to a Gettysburg hotel where CPR was administered on a male of Rivera’s age, the Evening Sun reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Anyone with information on Jackson or his whereabouts is urged to contact the Franklin Police Department at (615) 794-2513.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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Newsweek has contacted both China's defense and foreign ministries for comment via email.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
Noun
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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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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
Verb
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Surveillance video appears to show a man in a white shirt — later identified by cops as Mora Nunez — get off the moped and approach them from behind, gun in hand.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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The Sun’s most notable free agent signing in 2025 was 2013 league MVP Tina Charles, but Charles is approaching the end of her career at age 36 and hasn’t earned an All-Star selection since 2021.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
24 July 2025
Noun
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In her new role with Kentucky Opera, Bushman will lead development and marketing strategies, donor engagement, and communications, and will work closely with Miller to build a strong culture of philanthropy and support.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Along with obtaining site control for the plot in Haskell County, Last Energy has filed for grid connection with ERCOT to provide a mix of private wire and grid transmission and has started the pre-application communications with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for an early site permit.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Some reported seeing law enforcement officers boarding the ship.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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Under the Boater Freedom Act, the wildlife commission and other law enforcement are no longer allowed to stop or board a vessel without probable cause, including for random safety inspections.—
Teghan Simonton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Among those reports, according to the FTC, Customs and Board Protection imposters ranked as the fourth most common with 3,466 reports in the first four months of 2025.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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The comments from Van Orden, a swing district Republican, came after Trump this week accused Obama of treason following a report from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that attempted to undercut a years-old, bipartisan assessment that Russia wanted Trump to win the 2016 election.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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If your business is targeting global markets this holiday season, develop a plan that clearly communicates shipping costs, delivery expectations and tax implications.—
Greg Hewitt,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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There can be no one-to-one correspondence between text and image because, first, that would make for a boring book, and second, words and images do not communicate in the same ways.—
Philip Nel
July 28,
Literary Hub,
28 July 2025
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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