as in dispatch
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of message
Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Church leaders and some experts see the success of youth movements and the surge in adult baptisms as signs that some young people are showing new interest in the church, while also challenging it to embrace a more inclusive message.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
United States Courts Facebook’s 2018 presentation on Bell shows how teen users would have been able to message anyone in their school, organize events on the platform and create class or club-based group chats similar to the apps Discord and Slack.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The Barack Obama White House account and the Chief Master Sergeant of Space Force’s account also posted pro-Iranian images and messages while they were temporarily compromised.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Church leaders and some experts see the success of youth movements and the surge in adult baptisms as signs that some young people are showing new interest in the church, while also challenging it to embrace a more inclusive message.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
Verb
There was no big campaign to message this and to rally support ahead of this military operation.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
United States Courts Facebook’s 2018 presentation on Bell shows how teen users would have been able to message anyone in their school, organize events on the platform and create class or club-based group chats similar to the apps Discord and Slack.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for message
Noun
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Goode was supervising Canton PD’s overnight patrol at the time of O’Keefe’s death, specifically assigned to the dispatch center.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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But some of the most meaningful long-term gains may emerge more quietly through better dispatch systems, faster hiring pipelines, smoother onboarding, safer communications, clearer family updates, and more reliable daily transportation service.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Verb
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If the parent does not do so, DCF must undertake a series of actions including contacting the local child welfare or law enforcement agency to do an in-person welfare check.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective Sgt.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) separately reported that Naqvi carried a letter from Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has continued to keep a low public profile since assuming his post in March.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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There’s been talk about digitizing the signboard, but the letters are still put up by hand.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Chicago police said the 27-year-old victim was walking when two armed men approached him.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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These days, living through a presidency marked by narrowness and resentment, the grace, humor, and curiosity with which Barack Obama approached the world feel impossibly distant.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
Noun
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At some point, communication got cut off, according to authorities.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The mayor appears to have used the team’s own willingness to keep communication channels open to kill their project.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The elder Lamb then boarded a red-eye for Houston.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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As the sun rises over Komote island, around two dozen children clad in apple-green uniforms make their way to board a boat that will take them to school on the mainland.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Noun
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And the May jobs report will be released today, with economists expecting nonfarm payrolls to show that just 80,000 jobs were added, marking a step down from the average of 150,000 over the prior two months.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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That year, Georgia was ranked as the worst-performing state in a Postal Service service performance report for the second quarter of 2024 that tracked transit time for mail delivery.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Amazon's warehouse robot Proteus has animated eyes to communicate safely with humans.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Does a great job communicating.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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