communications

plural of communication

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Recent Examples of communications Commonly used to carry messages, pigeons became less useful to people after World War II as radio, telephone and other electronic communications became reliable. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 Residents say Ethiopian federal forces retook Mekelle’s airport from Tigrayan fighters, but communications blackouts and fear of reprisals have left unclear who controls Tigray’s capital city. — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Residents of Mekelle told the AP earlier this week that communications, banking and other essential services had been disrupted. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 The first, called the College of Combat Support, will see people trained in operating and supporting battlefield systems, communications, engineering, electronic warfare, reconnaissance, etc. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Current and former students have also criticized the school, which canceled all social fraternity events this weekend, internal communications obtained by The Cornell Daily Sun show. — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 That can include messages, emails and other private communications. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Spurred by the pandemic, the NIH began to develop its first-ever five-year strategic communications plan in 2022 under President Biden. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 Sarkisian said Miami coach Mario Cristobal told him Trump’s leaving at that point disrupted communications on the Hurricanes’ final possession, which ended with a game-clinching interception. — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
Noun
  • Commonly used to carry messages, pigeons became less useful to people after World War II as radio, telephone and other electronic communications became reliable.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The controller was having trouble hearing the pilots and asked them to repeat their messages, including altitude, several times, according to the audio.
    — Anselm Gibbs, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Ada Scott, an elderly reporter who was close to retirement, regularly wrote glowing dispatches about Puente in the 1960s for The East Yolo Record, a newspaper that operated in what is now West Sacramento.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the spirit of snacking, here are bite-sized dispatches from some of the Vogue team’s favorite foods at fashion week.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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