plural memos
: a usually brief written message or report : memorandum
Use headlines, bullets, and lists to organize the memo and the proposal.—
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Examples of memo in a Sentence
He sent a memo to the staff.
a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book
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According to the memo, jet-fuel prices had more than doubled since the start of the war.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
George Cheeks, chair of TV media for Paramount, announced the hire in a memo sent to staff Friday and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Annotations and memos marking up the margins are a Lascaux-like history of his thoughts and experiments.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Alec Botnick has been named president of Nickelodeon Animation Studios, according to a memo obtained by Variety from Paramount’s Chair of TV Media George Cheeks.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
George Cheeks, chair of TV media for Paramount, announced the hire in a memo sent to staff Friday and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Annotations and memos marking up the margins are a Lascaux-like history of his thoughts and experiments.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Alec Botnick has been named president of Nickelodeon Animation Studios, according to a memo obtained by Variety from Paramount’s Chair of TV Media George Cheeks.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memo. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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