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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
The airborne configuration will turn Skydweller’s aircraft into a high-altitude communications hub, extending 5G and tactical data coverage across wide operational areas.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
In hundreds of communications reviewed by USA TODAY, Rochelle described falling behind on mortgage payments, needing help finding a daycare in Austin and feeling disrespected by caseworkers.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Seventy-one percent of eligible members voted to ratify the deal, but only 45 percent (or 1,456 people) of the possible eligible voters cast a vote, according to communications sent to Equity members.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of eastern Cuba has been without electricity since Tuesday, communications are mostly down and several communities, especially in rural areas, remain isolated because of the intense flooding.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Aid groups warn that the full death toll from the hospital massacre and wider attack may never be known amid a near-total communications blackout.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Before his current role, Paul served as a communications and engineering technician for the US Air Force and a network engineer for MasterCard.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2025
The event was held to benefit the New York Restoration Project, which Midler founded in 1995 as a way to broaden access to green spaces for underserved communications in New York.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Rogers pleaded guilty in 2022 to two counts of mailing threatening communications, one count of threats by interstate communications, and two counts of stalking.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
In hundreds of communications reviewed by USA TODAY, Rochelle described falling behind on mortgage payments, needing help finding a daycare in Austin and feeling disrespected by caseworkers.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Seventy-one percent of eligible members voted to ratify the deal, but only 45 percent (or 1,456 people) of the possible eligible voters cast a vote, according to communications sent to Equity members.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of eastern Cuba has been without electricity since Tuesday, communications are mostly down and several communities, especially in rural areas, remain isolated because of the intense flooding.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Aid groups warn that the full death toll from the hospital massacre and wider attack may never be known amid a near-total communications blackout.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Before his current role, Paul served as a communications and engineering technician for the US Air Force and a network engineer for MasterCard.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2025
The event was held to benefit the New York Restoration Project, which Midler founded in 1995 as a way to broaden access to green spaces for underserved communications in New York.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Rogers pleaded guilty in 2022 to two counts of mailing threatening communications, one count of threats by interstate communications, and two counts of stalking.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
Noun
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Instead of clicking links in messages or banners, type the store's web address directly into your browser to avoid phishing pages designed to steal your login details or card information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Spanberger condemned the messages and political violence generally, but didn't withdraw or double down on her endorsement of Jones.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Wilshere is unable to inspire change at half-time and Mansfield could easily go further ahead before they are awarded a penalty that Tyler Roberts dispatches just before the hour mark.—
Kaya Kaynak,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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These dispatches claim to be an unvarnished look at some of the world’s most dangerous places.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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