as in dispatches
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of messages
Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
There were no additional details about the arrest and messages to Cordero's cellphone were not immediately returned.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Epstein sent Bannon caring messages about his health and offered him stays at his properties and trips on his plane.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
But does exchanging flirty messages with Ghislaine Maxwell while he was married three years before Jeffrey Epstein was first publicly accused of wrongdoing in 2006 really constitute a career-ending sin?
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
As the search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother enters its 13th day, touching shows of support and messages are growing outside her home and throughout the Tucson, Arizona, community.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
That same fall, the two men began exchanging messages about a possible trip to Epstein’s now notorious private Caribbean island.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
She’s been in Arizona alongside her siblings and has been posting on social media, pleading with the kidnappers and sending messages to her mother.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Feb. 2026
Fox News Digital reviewed internal Signal chat messages from Seattle-area rapid response groups showing that the rejection of whistles triggered open hostility.
—Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
By late afternoon, the batch of flowers and hopeful messages outside Guthrie’s home had swelled, and neighbors had attached yellow ribbons to their mailboxes and trees.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
There were no additional details about the arrest and messages to Cordero's cellphone were not immediately returned.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Epstein sent Bannon caring messages about his health and offered him stays at his properties and trips on his plane.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
But does exchanging flirty messages with Ghislaine Maxwell while he was married three years before Jeffrey Epstein was first publicly accused of wrongdoing in 2006 really constitute a career-ending sin?
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
As the search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother enters its 13th day, touching shows of support and messages are growing outside her home and throughout the Tucson, Arizona, community.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
That same fall, the two men began exchanging messages about a possible trip to Epstein’s now notorious private Caribbean island.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
She’s been in Arizona alongside her siblings and has been posting on social media, pleading with the kidnappers and sending messages to her mother.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Feb. 2026
Fox News Digital reviewed internal Signal chat messages from Seattle-area rapid response groups showing that the rejection of whistles triggered open hostility.
—Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
Noun
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When there is not enough gas to run the turbines, the price spikes and ISO dispatches the oil burning generators.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Dillard also supervised other communication technicians and accessed names from their dispatches as well.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When a debt collection agency first contacts you, they're legally required to send a validation notice within five days.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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Every positive test goes to a Medical Review Officer — a physician who contacts the donor to determine whether there’s a legitimate medical explanation.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Labels that once sent cease-and-desist letters now increasingly recognize the data and brand equity available in the secondary market.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Get editorials, opinion columns, letters to the editor and more in your inbox weekday mornings.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This group typically boards the aircraft last.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
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Because if the current streak issues continue, Minnesota could start to run away with second place in the division before anyone even boards a plane to Milan.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At the time of the shooting, school was out for the day and no activities were taking place, Marissa Cleaver Wamble, chief communications officer for the Raytown C-2 School District, told The Star in an email Thursday.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Communicating with journalists can be very dangerous for protesters’ families, and Iran is in the middle of a communications blackout with severe restrictions on the internet and cellphone service.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And like the hairpin turns in the production all across the album, Jah-Monte approaches themes from different angles and pivots without breaking a sweat.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2026
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Vani Sayeed approaches projects with an artist’s eye and a deep appreciation for design history.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program will take place next week in Geneva, Switzerland, according to multiple reports.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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The following burglaries are from reports collected from the Little Rock and North Little Rock police departments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Messages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messages. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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