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as in notice
a written communication giving information or directions
I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy
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as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location
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Recent Examples of memorandum
According to the prosecutor’s sentencing memorandum, there were six other victims inside the home who were not struck by gunfire.
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Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
The language in the memorandum affirms legitimate counterterrorism work while leaving room to treat political dissent as out of bounds.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Last October, Carolina Migrant Network filed a Freedom of Information Act request for a memorandum reported by the Washington Post on ICE’s policy concerning ankle and wrist monitors.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
In them Bowden-Lewis argues she was not fired for misconduct and poor judgment, as the commission claimed in a public memorandum.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
The language in the memorandum affirms legitimate counterterrorism work while leaving room to treat political dissent as out of bounds.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Last October, Carolina Migrant Network filed a Freedom of Information Act request for a memorandum reported by the Washington Post on ICE’s policy concerning ankle and wrist monitors.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
In them Bowden-Lewis argues she was not fired for misconduct and poor judgment, as the commission claimed in a public memorandum.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandum
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Some have already received notices of cancellation.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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British writer-director Bart Layton, who attracted good notices with 2018’s American Animals, came on to adapt the project.—
Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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After the lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of New York, Saint Ann’s leaders sent a letter to the school community disputing the allegations.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Organizers read a letter from Pretti’s friends and Riverwest24 teammates, saying Pretti believed in a world of peace and riding was his safe place.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Like the scribbled notes of teenage girls in the margins of a notebook.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Vanke stated during online creditor meetings earlier this month that all notes would be treated on an equal footing, though no specific details were provided, people familiar with the matter said.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Another major change outlined in the memo is that ICE will lead the federal operation in Minnesota going forward, with Border Patrol agents in a support role.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Among their demands are the removal of masks routinely worn by ICE agents as well as the repeal of a new DHS memo that encourages officers to enter homes without a judicial warrant.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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In an essay from 1927, the American composer Henry Cowell identified certain shortcomings of Western musical notation.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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McIntosh, a brilliant composer who has a sideline as a virtuoso early-music violinist, revelled in the microtonal shadings that Feldman built into his notation.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The governor's declaration allows the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to use all state government prevention and response resources to prevent the spread of the parasite into Texas.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who is eager for another round of Regency-era declarations of love, unrealistically high standards of romance and string covers of pop music to feel alive again.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The magnitude of the admissions slowdown nationwide is hard to estimate because there’s no reliable count of the number of individual programs that quietly decided, without any central administration directive, to pull back on their numbers.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Seven security directives totaling over 500 pages have been consolidated into a single, 23-page order.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Memorandum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorandum. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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