on message

phrase

: saying things that agree with the official position of a political group or party
The President wants everyone to be/get back on message when giving interviews.

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While Colorado was on offense, social media was having a field day trying to decipher whether the playbook being shared on message boards and X was actually real. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 There has been a string of alarming incidents in which swarms of rogue AI agents have hacked online platforms such as Hugging Face and surreptitiously communicated with one another on message boards. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 As Kaepernick tried desperately to keep his protest on message, the rest of his life was picked apart, from his romantic partner to his clothing choices. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 Some Wings fans saw the magazine blurb and noted on message boards the later practice facility date. — Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on message

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“On message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20message. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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