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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 focus of the new contract is on communications modernization.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Drivers should therefore keep digital copies of their policy, repair receipts, photos of their car and any communications with their insurer.
—Ethan M. Stone, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The country sits alongside a major shipping chokepoint between Asia and Europe, and its island of Socotra — beyond its appeal as a tourist destination — hosts military assets and is a node for communications cables.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Tamika Sims, PhD, is the senior director of food technology communications at the International Food Information Council.
—Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 9 Jan. 2026
Marisa Pucci is joining Moncler as chief communications officer Americas, WWD has learned.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
Billerica’s Rick Pozniak has decades of experience in crisis and risk communications, including being part of a response team to a campus murder, a fatal knife attack at a hospital and a mass shooting that killed seven at a technology company in Wakefield in 2000.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Stephen Richer, former recorder of Maricopa Country, Arizona, is CEO of the communications firm Republic Affairs and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.
—Stephen Richer, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The blackout severely restricted communications across the country as demonstrations enter their second week and the death toll reportedly reaches 44.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Drivers should therefore keep digital copies of their policy, repair receipts, photos of their car and any communications with their insurer.
—Ethan M. Stone, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The country sits alongside a major shipping chokepoint between Asia and Europe, and its island of Socotra — beyond its appeal as a tourist destination — hosts military assets and is a node for communications cables.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Tamika Sims, PhD, is the senior director of food technology communications at the International Food Information Council.
—Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 9 Jan. 2026
Marisa Pucci is joining Moncler as chief communications officer Americas, WWD has learned.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
Billerica’s Rick Pozniak has decades of experience in crisis and risk communications, including being part of a response team to a campus murder, a fatal knife attack at a hospital and a mass shooting that killed seven at a technology company in Wakefield in 2000.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Stephen Richer, former recorder of Maricopa Country, Arizona, is CEO of the communications firm Republic Affairs and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.
—Stephen Richer, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The blackout severely restricted communications across the country as demonstrations enter their second week and the death toll reportedly reaches 44.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
Noun
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Simple combinations like 1111, 4444 and 1234 were used to gain access to the messages waiting in the inbox.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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In the first of several messages, Jenner, 70, shared an image of herself and Lawrence cuddling on a bed, acting surprised while reading a book.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Premiering May 15 in Cannes’ ACID sidebar, the France–Palestine–Iran co-production traces Farsi’s efforts to get closer to the conflict when borders made reporting impossible, and finds a singular, resilient voice in Hassona’s daily dispatches from Gaza.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Snoop, who delighted audiences with his dispatches from the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, will be back on his ring game next month as a roving correspondent for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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