as in dispatches
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of messages
Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Gemini May 21 – June 20 The universe favors clear, confident messages.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
May 21 – June 20 The universe favors clear, confident messages.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Agents need to be able to draft messages, access email, review meeting decisions, track deal pipelines, understand brand guidelines, and so much more.
—Sumeet Vaidya, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Keep messages plain-English and action-oriented.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Always verify suspicious messages before clicking links or sharing information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Telephone and email messages left Thursday with the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office were not immediately returned.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
An aide to the Serb member of the Bosnian presidency messages to say that her schedule has changed and Željka Cvijanović is no longer available for an interview.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
The universe sends you messages as the moon and Jupiter harmonize – pay attention!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Gemini May 21 – June 20 The universe favors clear, confident messages.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
May 21 – June 20 The universe favors clear, confident messages.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Agents need to be able to draft messages, access email, review meeting decisions, track deal pipelines, understand brand guidelines, and so much more.
—Sumeet Vaidya, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Keep messages plain-English and action-oriented.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Always verify suspicious messages before clicking links or sharing information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Telephone and email messages left Thursday with the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office were not immediately returned.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
An aide to the Serb member of the Bosnian presidency messages to say that her schedule has changed and Željka Cvijanović is no longer available for an interview.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
Noun
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Hadi shared his dispatches with me at great risk.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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For more than 50 years, Tomkins completed dispatches from the transformative art scene of the 1960s and beyond, whether individuals such as Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg or such movements as pop art, conceptual art and minimalism.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The next time Ray contacts you (hopefully sober), tell him there is nothing more to work out.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Moon contacts Earth’s umbra.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hotel Chelsea, which looms large on West 23rd Street in Manhattan and in the history of American arts and letters as its greatest unofficial artists’ colony.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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After playing the game, students participate in creative writing exercises, including letters, journal entries or even original songs, that speak to their experience.—
Jane Charlton,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 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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Kelly Wachel, the district’s chief communications officer, told The Star that Park Hill is unsure what a second, broader limit to property tax revenue could mean for their schools if approved by voters.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein's 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That entrepreneurial mindset continues to shape how Jones approaches Arizona real estate, especially in a market as active and widely discussed as Maricopa County's.—
Connie Etemadi,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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His father is a subject Nagarjuna approaches with both pride and philosophical caution.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Preliminary reports indicated that a Toyota Camry, driven by a 45-year-old Joliet woman, was stopped southbound on Springfield Avenue at West Jefferson Street, waiting to turn right onto westbound Jefferson Street.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Neither SpaceX nor Musk has yet publicly commented on the reports.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Messages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messages. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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