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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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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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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
The titular bear, who communicates with the girl through language—seemingly telepathic—plays a crucial role in her survival.
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Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
The way a board communicates (whether in formal notices, emails, or meetings) helps define the culture of the entire community.
—Niurys Robaina, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
In Cancer, Mercury communicates through emotion, memory and deeper resonance.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The vitality of her language, its frolicsome dance with personification, communicates its own resistance in the face of an indifferent world, exploited by imperialist greed and barbaric, militant might.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Niki’s musical genius is frequently alluded to, dreams deferred by his hearing disorder, and Woodall physically communicates that repressed frustration.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
For families navigating questions about programming, school configurations and how the district communicates with parents, that meeting will mark the start of a new chapter at GCISD.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
The Industry Is Still Sending the Wrong Message Part of the problem lies in how the financial industry communicates with women.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The achievement allowed researchers to recreate how the nervous system communicates with the heart, opening potential new paths for studying irregular heart rhythms and developing future treatments that could reduce reliance on electronic pacemakers.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
The way a board communicates (whether in formal notices, emails, or meetings) helps define the culture of the entire community.
—Niurys Robaina, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
In Cancer, Mercury communicates through emotion, memory and deeper resonance.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The vitality of her language, its frolicsome dance with personification, communicates its own resistance in the face of an indifferent world, exploited by imperialist greed and barbaric, militant might.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Niki’s musical genius is frequently alluded to, dreams deferred by his hearing disorder, and Woodall physically communicates that repressed frustration.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
For families navigating questions about programming, school configurations and how the district communicates with parents, that meeting will mark the start of a new chapter at GCISD.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
The Industry Is Still Sending the Wrong Message Part of the problem lies in how the financial industry communicates with women.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The achievement allowed researchers to recreate how the nervous system communicates with the heart, opening potential new paths for studying irregular heart rhythms and developing future treatments that could reduce reliance on electronic pacemakers.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicates
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The virus transmits human-to-human amid close, prolonged contact with a symptomatic case.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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The SEALs team takes a photograph of bin Laden’s face and transmits it to American officials.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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The agreement comes after the Israeli government threatened to escalate its actions in Lebanon — a move that threatens to derail the US-Iran talks.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Below, Boston talks to Deadline about her unique writing process, the thematic heart of the series and why the show’s shocking finale ultimately functions as a breakup story.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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When a radio wave passes through, the atoms respond in a way that reveals the field’s strength, direction, and movement in three dimensions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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One of the more startling nuggets the doc reveals concerns Paul Bateson, the former radiological technician convicted of Verrill’s murder.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
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The conditions increase the possibility of transmitting the disease, which spreads through close contact with bodily fluids of the sick and deceased such as sweat, blood, feces and vomit.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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For health workers on the front line of Congo's Ebola outbreak, the work has become harder as the disease spreads faster than their current treatment capacity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Fahd Abu Haikal, 41 displays a mobile photo of his seven month old Palestinian baby boy Sam.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Many of their performances are blasphemous, and their work only displays hate and mockery of Catholics and the Christian faith.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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The line conveys wastewater across Tijuana and its collapse sent excessive flows to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is designed to handle 35 million gallons per day.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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User data conveys the vast scale of interest in microcredentials – Credly, the badge platform owned by Pearson, has now issued more than 100 million digital badges, and its rival Accredible reached over 170 million by the end of 2025.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Investors can use $250 as their stop, which roughly corresponds to where the 50-day is currently running and where the stock based before the breakout began.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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The first day of that year (1 Muharram ah 1) corresponds to July 16, 622, in the Julian calendar.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
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An electronic display shows the closing KOSPI index inside the lobby of the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, on June 1, 2026.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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But blacklisting a company for maintaining civil rights protections, and then banning the military deployment of its AI hours later, shows that the federal government in this instance enables the harm that regulation is meant to prevent.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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“Communicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicates. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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