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noun

ˈme-sij How to pronounce message (audio)
Definition of messagenext
as in dispatch
a piece of conveyed information answered the phone and took a message

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verb

as in to contact

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Recent Examples of message
Noun
Steve Johannik also did not immediately respond to messages seeking additional information. — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Be especially cautious with sideloaded apps from websites, messages or unfamiliar app stores. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
From June 2024 to July 2024, Lara-Salazar began using Snapchat to message the minor victim. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 In Ketticè’s time frame, all the kids are still blithely using Facebook to message each other, update their status and bully one another, the platform having not yet become the domain of the old, cranky and terminally uncool. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for message
Recent Examples of Synonyms for message
  1. dispatch
  2. contact
  3. letter
  4. approach
  5. communication
  6. board
  7. report
  8. communicate
Noun
  • According to witnesses and emergency dispatch audio, the parents, Nate Geminiano and Karollyn Zepeda, were caught in a backup while trying to get to the hospital when labor progressed faster than expected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • City leaders claimed the new dispatch system could shave off as much as 33 seconds off response times to 911 calls.
    — Sara Machi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispatch
Verb
  • Nussbaum contacted ten of her friends, all of whom were working in clerical jobs around Boston.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Guests with mobility needs should contact the lodge directly before booking.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of contact
Noun
  • For conditions that do not show up in the databases, states can require a doctor's certification, a disability award letter or other proof.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • For conditions that do not show up in the databases, states can require a doctor’s certification, a disability award letter or other proof.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of letter
Verb
  • Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, states with error rates of 6% or higher must start paying a share of their residents’ food assistance in October 2027, a bill that for Florida could approach $1 billion a year.
    — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The orbiter's science orbit circled Mars on an extreme path, approaching as close as 227 miles (365 kilometers) and extending as far out as 49,710 miles (80,000 km).
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of approach
Noun
  • One of the sources had said last week that reported TPLF restrictions on mobile communications may be part of a tactic to neutralize government forces' advantage in using battlefield drones, by preventing them from accessing the mobile network.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Aries Full Moon lights up your communication zone, bringing a message, opinion, decision, or piece of information into the open.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of communication
Verb
  • Part of a Lavallette, New Jersey, liquor store was boarded up and a bouquet of flowers was left outside Sunday night, somber reminders of a horrific crash that killed a woman a day earlier.
    — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • All 18 men, dressed in blue jumpsuits, were seen boarding the large gray military aircraft.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of board
Noun
  • Under the terms of the agreement, the reports will be kept confidential by the man and his attorneys.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of report
Verb
  • Krajewski said Carroll was suffering from a minor facial injury and was not able to communicate with police.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The project also aims to conduct its first operation combining robots and drones within its first year, with the different systems communicating through software and algorithms.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of communicate

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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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