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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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Certain messages or actions, like inciting immediate violence or making true threats, aren’t protected speech.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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As the protests gained momentum, Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, began posting messages calling for a general uprising.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Along with Nate’s and Joe’s expert commentary on the industry, subscribers can expect a mix of punditry from awards experts, staff chats, dispatches from the Oscars trail, blind items, and trash talk.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Japan has since repeatedly stretched the definition of self-defense, allowing overseas dispatches of its troops as part of international peacekeeping operations, though mostly avoiding combat missions.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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