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a piece of conveyed information
the latest communication from the crew of the space station
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Recent Examples of communications
Its platform is used by hundreds of correctional and public safety agencies across the country, offering tools to organize, analyze, and interpret communications data in support of investigative operations.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The city later fired Platt after losing in court over a separate lawsuit filed by former city communications director Chris Hernandez, who claimed he was demoted for resisting Platt’s suggestion to lie to local news media.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
But Kristine Kavanagh, communications director for Local 150, said in an email Friday the way the layoffs were handled disappointing and deeply concerning.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, announced in April that Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer would also be leaving the administration for the private sector.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
The political communications strategist and student at Boston University in the United States previously worked with the Aam Aadmi Party, a political outfit born from India’s anti-corruption movement in 2012.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
The pilot of a Southwest flight from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport initiated a go-around after telling the tower that the pilot of a smaller airplane flew close to the commercial jet on Wednesday evening, May 13, according to air traffic communications.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
The decision, which extends a pause on a lower court’s ruling while a Louisiana lawsuit on the issue plays out, means women can continue to order the pills through telehealth communications without seeing a doctor in person.
—Jessica Hullinger, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
Commercial and military-owned geosynchronous satellites typically spend years in the same location, or slot, to provide communications services to users.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The city later fired Platt after losing in court over a separate lawsuit filed by former city communications director Chris Hernandez, who claimed he was demoted for resisting Platt’s suggestion to lie to local news media.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
But Kristine Kavanagh, communications director for Local 150, said in an email Friday the way the layoffs were handled disappointing and deeply concerning.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, announced in April that Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer would also be leaving the administration for the private sector.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
The political communications strategist and student at Boston University in the United States previously worked with the Aam Aadmi Party, a political outfit born from India’s anti-corruption movement in 2012.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
The pilot of a Southwest flight from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport initiated a go-around after telling the tower that the pilot of a smaller airplane flew close to the commercial jet on Wednesday evening, May 13, according to air traffic communications.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
The decision, which extends a pause on a lower court’s ruling while a Louisiana lawsuit on the issue plays out, means women can continue to order the pills through telehealth communications without seeing a doctor in person.
—Jessica Hullinger, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
Commercial and military-owned geosynchronous satellites typically spend years in the same location, or slot, to provide communications services to users.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
Noun
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Those messages, however, are taken from the reporting party’s device only after they have been decrypted using the decryption keys available only to the reporting party.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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Transmission messages are a big theme throughout the season, because Mother is broadcasting this message all the time that only certain people can hear, her SOS help signal.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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This public-facing version of Kargman, the one who grew up on 66th and Madison Avenue and only briefly entertained a life downtown, is familiar to many who’ve followed her dispatches from her beloved corner of Manhattan.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Trey Yingst, the Fox News foreign correspondent, offers dispatches via TikTok.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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