communications

noun

plural of communication
as in messages
a piece of conveyed information the latest communication from the crew of the space station

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Recent Examples of communications Its adaptable architecture supports missions including tactical logistics, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, casualty evacuation, communications support and other mission-critical applications. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Whiting, 33, was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s property advisory board and previously served on the city’s communications committee. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 The day before the heist, the alarms had been switched off from inside the building, Lorenzo Vivoli, who works in Antinori’s communications office, told Fortune. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Brandão joined Conspiração Filmes in 2006 after studying international relations and communications and completing film-industry studies at UCLA, initially as a production assistant before moving into planning and business management. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
  1. messages
  2. dispatches
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors and digital forensic experts have relied on a massive trove of electronic messages to build their case.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Unlimited Plan includes unlimited messages per month, subject to a fair use policy, as well as priority customer support and priority access to new features and future models.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of messages
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
Definition of dispatches

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“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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