1
as in transmits
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people
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2
as in talks
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas
for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research
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3
as in reveals
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness
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Recent Examples of communicates
Once loud and bubbly, Thorley, 51, now mainly communicates by typing on an iPad, along with sign language.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Turns out, Marte communicates similarly.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Digital nativity has produced a generation that communicates grievances through memes, symbols and cultural references that cross borders with ease.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Respect communicates stability and fairness.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The film bluntly communicates the danger of football on the body and brain, with X-ray-vision scenes that show players’ skeletons bearing the impact of hellacious hits.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Executing this might mean a leader not only communicates the risks of inaction but also models decisiveness themselves.
—Sheri Bachstein, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
That much is apparent just by talking with Hobert, who communicates her ambitions with sharp focus.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2025
That app wirelessly communicates with the buoy over a distance of up to 15 meters.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Turns out, Marte communicates similarly.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Digital nativity has produced a generation that communicates grievances through memes, symbols and cultural references that cross borders with ease.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Respect communicates stability and fairness.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The film bluntly communicates the danger of football on the body and brain, with X-ray-vision scenes that show players’ skeletons bearing the impact of hellacious hits.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Executing this might mean a leader not only communicates the risks of inaction but also models decisiveness themselves.
—Sheri Bachstein, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
That much is apparent just by talking with Hobert, who communicates her ambitions with sharp focus.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2025
That app wirelessly communicates with the buoy over a distance of up to 15 meters.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicates
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Once embedded, the sensors feed their data to a roadside measurement unit, which stores and transmits the information for analysis.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The choice Task makes to soften Ruffalo’s natural affability and presence in favor of Pelphrey’s Robbie—who transmits anger and despair with palpable, desperate energy—is a fascinating one, requiring humility from one actor and intense commitment from the other.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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Inside The Breakfast Club studio, where Charlamagne Tha God talks politics and culture.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the final moments, a flashback reveals that a baby (Elliot) is left on Del and Colton's (Jefferson Brown) doorstep just after the birth of their daughter.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Trailer footage reveals tension that seriously ramp-up between Grace and Jackson in their rural home, including shots of Lawrence’s character wondering through an open field with a shotgun, laughing maniacally.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The raw sewage rises to the surface, adding to the unbearable stink, which spreads and worsens with every passing day.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Big Red love spreads all across the Lone Star State, but there’s no city that embraces this sweet and slightly peculiar soda quite like San Antonio.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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When contacted about the incident, Snapchat reiterated to PEOPLE their community guidelines which prohibit content that graphically displays violent or threatening behavior.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The museum displays pieces from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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The dark humor of the popular Turkish phrase, ‘Silivri soğuktur,’ (Silivri is cold) conveys the chilling reality of crackdown on political opposition in Turkey.—
Afşin Yurdakul,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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The sequence, with its jarringly melancholy musical choice and frenzied editing, conveys Mussolini’s personal and patriotic betrayals and dismantling of systems and relationships so devastatingly that the series doesn’t need to explicitly close the tragic loop.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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In our present-day Universe, that corresponds to a distance that’s approximately 18 billion light-years away.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Patrons select two cards from the splayed out deck, and each card corresponds with a different flavor.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, financial markets must continue to grapple with the ongoing government shutdown, which shows no signs of ending anytime soon and will keep key economic indicators under wraps.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Communicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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