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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
Akindahunsi is not believed to be connected to prior incidents at or around the UCLA campus, Richard Mejia, director of emergency communications, said in a statement.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
The attack exposed student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and communications from some institutions.
—Tarika Barrett, Fortune, 29 May 2026
For the mission, Blue origin's lander would carry NASA equipment while targeting a landing on the Shackleton Connecting Ridge – a region in the lunar south pole that can receive solar power from the sunlight and have uninterrupted communications with Earth, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The conduits that link the pads to the octagon structures may contain fiber-optic cables for communications, Kristensen and Neill said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2026
During that mission, New Glenn failed to deploy its payload, the BlueBird 7 communications satellite, into the proper orbit.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Johnson stepped down after his communications with Duffey, who was then an assistant city administrator in Oakland, were released.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Through SpaceX and Blue Origin, Musk and Bezos have been vying for off-world economic dominance, with each pursuing projects to ring Earth with many thousands of communications satellites and orbital artificial intelligence data centers.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
Even current and former DeSantis communications staffers appeared confused online about it.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
The attack exposed student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and communications from some institutions.
—Tarika Barrett, Fortune, 29 May 2026
For the mission, Blue origin's lander would carry NASA equipment while targeting a landing on the Shackleton Connecting Ridge – a region in the lunar south pole that can receive solar power from the sunlight and have uninterrupted communications with Earth, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The conduits that link the pads to the octagon structures may contain fiber-optic cables for communications, Kristensen and Neill said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2026
During that mission, New Glenn failed to deploy its payload, the BlueBird 7 communications satellite, into the proper orbit.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Johnson stepped down after his communications with Duffey, who was then an assistant city administrator in Oakland, were released.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Through SpaceX and Blue Origin, Musk and Bezos have been vying for off-world economic dominance, with each pursuing projects to ring Earth with many thousands of communications satellites and orbital artificial intelligence data centers.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
Even current and former DeSantis communications staffers appeared confused online about it.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
Noun
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August 23 – September 22 Clear messages spark teamwork and goodwill.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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Richards vaguely remembers seeing messages on social media around 2016 about Black women embracing their natural hair.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Bystanders, police officers and firefighters rendered aid to the cyclist, including performing CPR, but the person was pronounced dead at the scene, according to radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 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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“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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