as in dispatch
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of message
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Read More on Trump’s 100 Days and Immigration: How the U.S. Betrayed International Students by Susan Thomas
The last piece of the puzzle is the economy—Trump’s economic message is the reason many pundits credit him for his gains with Hispanic males.
—Alejandro Puyana, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Sharat Potharaju, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Individuals will pose as minors on websites or dating apps and then target people who message them.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
School is for learning and listening to teachers, not being lost in a virtual stew of games and videos and messages.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Read More on Trump’s 100 Days and Immigration: How the U.S. Betrayed International Students by Susan Thomas
The last piece of the puzzle is the economy—Trump’s economic message is the reason many pundits credit him for his gains with Hispanic males.
—Alejandro Puyana, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
These codes allow customers to adjust their subscription, add or remove products and even directly message a licensed dermatology provider, meeting the need for immediacy and convenience with one scan.
—Sharat Potharaju, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Individuals will pose as minors on websites or dating apps and then target people who message them.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for message
Noun
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Mitch Bannon’s dispatch on Kevin Gausman getting ejected after throwing 53 pitches in an inning 📫 Love The Windup?—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The first responders included in this dinner are all personnel of the sheriff, RSF Patrol, dispatch, ambulance and all six firehouses of the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District.—
Rancho Santa Fe Review,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Eight years later, he’s contacted by Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), the treasury agent who previously hunted him because of Chris’ dealings with criminals.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Philippine National Police and the Rizal Police Provincial Office didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for further information.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Submit a letter to the editor at freep.com/letters.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The letter was postmarked in London two days later, on April 12.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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After an hour spent watching her team practice in late fall 2024, Chiles approached Coach McDonald.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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In a recent video shared by the shelter, Shawn lit up as a volunteer approached his kennel.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Only the smallest of details in the day-to-day running of the club, such as the communications team no longer sending a daily press review to INEOS’ communications team, were tweaked.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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As the new photo shows, MRO is still going strong, hunting for signs of past water activity on the Red Planet, serving as a communications relay for surface craft like Curiosity and its younger cousin, Perseverance — and keeping tabs on these robots' movements from time to time as well.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Svetlana Dali boarded Delta Flight 264 from New York’s JFK International Airport to Paris’Charles de Gaulle Airport on November 26 without a ticket, prosecutors say.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
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Policastro suggests travelers who may be sensitive to chemicals talk to their doctor before boarding a flight that qualifies for disinsemination.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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The report also accused the U.S. of not doing more to combat the virus.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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President Donald Trump is blaming his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, after a report showed the U.S. economy shrunk in the first several months of this year – the first decline in the U.S. economy in three years.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Manna will be placed on five years of supervised release, on 24-hour house arrest with electronic monitoring, and won’t be allowed to communicate with anyone but his custodians and probation officials.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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In this sense, sound financial management behaviors are an essential protective factor: things like budgeting, tracking expenses, communicating about spending and working together toward financial goals.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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