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noun

plural of message
as in dispatches
a piece of conveyed information answered the phone and took a message

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verb

present tense third-person singular of message
as in contacts

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Recent Examples of messages
Noun
Choose clear points, avoid oversharing, and take breaks between messages. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026 The pair exchanged messages the day of the shooting, arranging to meet. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 This generates sensory messages that are transmitted to the snake’s brain. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Introductions that once happened through coworkers, neighbors, church groups, or mutual friends now often begin with profiles and messages. — Matthew Kayser updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Studies are increasingly showing a strong correlation between time spent with messages and EHRs and physician burnout rates. — Forbes.com, 30 June 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 The Unlimited Plan is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited messages each month, built for heavy AI users who need flexibility to test and iterate. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026 But Upchurch, with more than two decades of Medicare expertise, doesn't blame beneficiaries for not paying attention or for assuming Wellcare's messages were bogus. — Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
  1. dispatches
  2. contacts
  3. letters
  4. boards
  5. communications
  6. approaches
  7. reports
Noun
  • Davis, who beat back cancer for nearly a dozen years while producing policy-changing dispatches before a tumor reappeared this spring, died at the East Campus Medical Center at UC San Diego Health early Wednesday.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
  • In Berlin, an additional 500 ambulance dispatches were reported on Saturday, most of them heat-related.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
Definition of dispatches
Verb
  • That designation refers to a specific location on the shore established by a discernible line, often based on debris buildup or vegetation growth, on the land side of the point at which the water contacts the shore.
    — Melissa Scanlan, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
  • Because the system contacts the other party’s phone for verification, that person must also have the same three Google apps installed.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Definition of contacts
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
Verb
  • Continue reading … ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’ — CBP boards eight cruise ships, arrests 28 in child exploitation ring case that included Disney.
    — , FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • Iván de los Ángeles Arias, a 44-year-old boat pilot, often boards the boat for a five-minute ride across the Bay of Havana, keeping his car at home for emergency use only.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of boards
Noun
  • Some relief workers are using donkeys and bulldozers to remove solid waste, according to Louise Wateridge, a communications officer for the UN’s children’s agency in the Middle East and North Africa.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.
    — Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Definition of communications
Verb
  • Washington still approaches Africa country by country, while Africa is organizing itself as a continental market.
    — Daniele Nyirandutiye, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • As the 16th anniversary of their July 13, 2010 nuptials approaches, the now-52-year-old Penelope Cruz tells People that even now, the mystery between the couple is alive and well.
    — Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • Reid said seeing news reports of cuts to the federal AIDS Drug Assistance Program in Florida was one of the first alarm bells for him.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • Since initial reports, internet sleuths have pieced together Broadway schedules of potential guests, Chiefs training camp dates, radio interviews and venue calendars trying to determine whether the reports are accurate.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of reports

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