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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Inc. MagazineWhen your boss asks you to find a memo you wrote a year ago, it's hard to remember what you named it.—Susan Kelley
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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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The memo was prepared by three top leaders of the Continuum of Care (CoC) board, a coalition that handles how federal money for homelessness prevention programs are doled out to organizations in the Kansas City region.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Workers, especially from younger generations, will find little incentive for crafting artisanal, small-batch memos.
—Jamil Zaki, CNBC, 12 May 2026
In an internal memo in November, Prasad claimed — without publishing evidence — that the FDA had linked COVID shots to the deaths of 10 children.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The decision was announced by Courtenay Valenti (Head of Film, Amazon MGM Studios), Peter Friedlander (Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios), and Nicole Clemens (Head of International Originals, Amazon MGM Studios) in an internal memo to staff Tuesday.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Workers, especially from younger generations, will find little incentive for crafting artisanal, small-batch memos.
—Jamil Zaki, CNBC, 12 May 2026
In an internal memo in November, Prasad claimed — without publishing evidence — that the FDA had linked COVID shots to the deaths of 10 children.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The decision was announced by Courtenay Valenti (Head of Film, Amazon MGM Studios), Peter Friedlander (Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios), and Nicole Clemens (Head of International Originals, Amazon MGM Studios) in an internal memo to staff Tuesday.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 May 2026
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memo. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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