as in dispatch
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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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
Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The social media and messaging company also beat Wall Street estimates for Q1.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Apr. 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
More: Town halls, f-bombs and Elon Musk: How Democrats are waging a new messaging war
Musk, however, has started to discuss DOGE's work in smaller terms.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The social media and messaging company also beat Wall Street estimates for Q1.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Apr. 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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Apple will never contact you to say that your iPhone or iPad has been found, the iPhone maker warns on its website.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Submit a letter to the editor at freep.com/letters.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Her first recommendation when approached with the opportunity was the Lancôme Cils Booster XL.—
Celeste Polanco,
Essence,
1 May 2025
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As the sky darkened and duck calls filled the sky, their number appeared as a shadowed cloud approaching the rice fields.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The cuts would affect response times by the department to answer requests from the Fire and Police departments, and would result in roughly 700 unanswered daily calls from residents to the Transportation Department’s communications center.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
24 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
Verb
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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
Noun
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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
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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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Patients can also communicate with hospital staff through patient satisfaction surveys, where clinicians can receive feedback and improve their practices.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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