as in couriers
one that carries a message or does an errand
the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages
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Recent Examples of messengers
But other cosmic messengers exist.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
While SSRIs affect only the neurotransmitter serotonin, tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline and nortriptyline impact both serotonin and norepinephrine and other chemical messengers.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
During REM sleep, both messengers fire together for another burst.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
From vitamin D production to the chemical messengers that keep you focused, early daylight does heavy lifting your coffee maker simply cannot match.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Detectives located him by following the meandering path of laundry, sent to him by his wife, via multiple messengers.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
These act as messengers between brain cells, helping manage your mood and focus.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
Some journalists draw a line between the government's mounting headaches and its escalating attacks on the messengers of that news.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.
—Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
While SSRIs affect only the neurotransmitter serotonin, tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline and nortriptyline impact both serotonin and norepinephrine and other chemical messengers.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
During REM sleep, both messengers fire together for another burst.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
From vitamin D production to the chemical messengers that keep you focused, early daylight does heavy lifting your coffee maker simply cannot match.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Detectives located him by following the meandering path of laundry, sent to him by his wife, via multiple messengers.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
These act as messengers between brain cells, helping manage your mood and focus.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
Some journalists draw a line between the government's mounting headaches and its escalating attacks on the messengers of that news.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.
—Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messengers
Noun
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Jewelry couriers carrying armored cases disappear into the famously tiny elevators.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
15 May 2026
Noun
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With help from catcher Rodolfo Durán throwing out two runners trying to steal second base, King faced the minimum number of batters through 5⅔ innings.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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The Nationals made four errors and left 19 runners on base, but kept it close until falling apart in the 12th.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Messengers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messengers. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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