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 doesn’t cite the specific source of funding.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Epstein harmed over 1,000 victims, Doe’s lawyers wrote in their settlement memo, citing Justice Department statements.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
Not squarely in any one genre, the project blends a jazzy score with confessional lyrics and an occasional voice memo from Raye setting the scene.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
As a federal investigation into Ross unfolded that summer, he was allowed to remain at work, but other prison workers were assigned to follow him around the facility and he wasn’t allowed around the women unsupervised, a Bureau of Prisons memo shows and witnesses confirm.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Epstein harmed over 1,000 victims, Doe’s lawyers wrote in their settlement memo, citing Justice Department statements.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
Not squarely in any one genre, the project blends a jazzy score with confessional lyrics and an occasional voice memo from Raye setting the scene.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
As a federal investigation into Ross unfolded that summer, he was allowed to remain at work, but other prison workers were assigned to follow him around the facility and he wasn’t allowed around the women unsupervised, a Bureau of Prisons memo shows and witnesses confirm.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memo. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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