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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
In Riverwoods, adjacent to Lincolnshire, sandbags were also available for residents who wanted them, said Laura Trevino, the village’s trustee of communications.
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Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
At stake is Section 702 of FISA, which allows intelligence agencies to collect vast overseas communications without warrants, sometimes catching Americans’ private data.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Some of the nearly 350,000 targets whose communications are collected under FISA 702 authority are in touch with Americans, whose calls, texts and emails could end up in the trove of information available to the federal government for review.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
Google’s announcement and other company communications have also signaled a new priority on migrating to quantum-safe authentication schemes, lest adversaries use quantum computers in real-time attacks like the one Google demonstrated.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
After four months of stress, the marketing and communications director from the Sacramento, California, is talking with her doctor about changing to oral estrogen temporarily.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
But communications with the vessel were lost the afternoon of April 16 and a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft was launched to search for the six people on board.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Kelly Moran, director of development and communications for the organization, attended the tree planting event on Thursday morning.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
These communications are often the first step in the process and can begin shortly after an account becomes delinquent or is sold to a third-party agency.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
At stake is Section 702 of FISA, which allows intelligence agencies to collect vast overseas communications without warrants, sometimes catching Americans’ private data.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Some of the nearly 350,000 targets whose communications are collected under FISA 702 authority are in touch with Americans, whose calls, texts and emails could end up in the trove of information available to the federal government for review.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
Google’s announcement and other company communications have also signaled a new priority on migrating to quantum-safe authentication schemes, lest adversaries use quantum computers in real-time attacks like the one Google demonstrated.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
After four months of stress, the marketing and communications director from the Sacramento, California, is talking with her doctor about changing to oral estrogen temporarily.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
But communications with the vessel were lost the afternoon of April 16 and a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft was launched to search for the six people on board.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Kelly Moran, director of development and communications for the organization, attended the tree planting event on Thursday morning.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
These communications are often the first step in the process and can begin shortly after an account becomes delinquent or is sold to a third-party agency.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
Noun
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Bieber has had clashes with the paparazzi, and has sent ambiguous messages over social media hinting at his sorrow.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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The announcements came in a flurry of social media messages Friday.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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City News Café only coincidentally happens to share the name of the City News Bureau, the legendary Chicago wire service that provided Chicago newspapers and later TV and radio stations with police and fire, courtroom, and local government news dispatches.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee, the search for a suspect quickly focused on the apartment complex, with teams of officers scouring the area.—
PAUL KITAGAKI JR,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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