1
as in message
a piece of conveyed information
the latest communication from the crew of the space station
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as in contact
the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation
we haven't been in communication with him since he left for the Alaskan wilderness
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Recent Examples of communication
Yuriy Ihnat, head of the air force’s communications department, told The Associated Press the barrage was the biggest drone attack since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Giada Zampano, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Between January 1, 2024, and election day, just over 10% of communications sent by Qatari foreign agents to the media were directed to conservative outlets or commenters, according to a Washington Examiner review of Department of Justice records.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2025
In recent weeks, air controllers have been faced with unimaginable challenges, such as the 90-second outage at Newark that made their computer screens go dark while simultaneously leaving them without any direct line of communication to pilots.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 17 May 2025
Our box had the infrared turret to illustrate the principle of infrared communication.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 17 May 2025
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Giada Zampano, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Between January 1, 2024, and election day, just over 10% of communications sent by Qatari foreign agents to the media were directed to conservative outlets or commenters, according to a Washington Examiner review of Department of Justice records.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2025
In recent weeks, air controllers have been faced with unimaginable challenges, such as the 90-second outage at Newark that made their computer screens go dark while simultaneously leaving them without any direct line of communication to pilots.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 17 May 2025
Our box had the infrared turret to illustrate the principle of infrared communication.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communication
Noun
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Doing so helps reinforce the message that AI is a tool for amplification, not replacement.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The message may indicate what direction a particular chimp is traveling, or just be a social check-in.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
12 May 2025
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About four minutes later, Towns made a driving lay-up through contact, then hit his free throw to give the Knicks a 60-34 advantage.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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In the new film, Jobson plays Chloe, a struggling artist and former drug mule who gets pulled into doing one final job: Running drugs across London for an old contact, the elusive Mads.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Noun
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As a Mother Jones dispatch details, several prominent bigots attended the event.—
Seyward Darby,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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Alongside his riveting dispatches on Moscow’s missile blitzes on Ukraine - and threats of nuclear attacks on any Western ally coming to its aid - Dickinson has also been charting Putin’s musings and machinations on recreating the Russian Empire.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The big twist comes a touch too late — leaving the movie no time to deal with the ramifications of key revelations — and lands with an awkward thud.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
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While those discussions could be weighed down by politics, Macfarlane’s touch is deft, giving us exactly enough to consider the question while also showing us how this is not just about rivers but about us.—
Valorie Castellanos Clark,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Communication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communication. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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