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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
To help fund the Wauwatosa School District's teacher training for Act 20, an anonymous donor shared a commitment of $50,000, but the district has not yet formally received the donation, according to Jessie Tuttle, the district's director of strategic communications.
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mars is a very great distance away from Earth; at the speed of light, one-way communications take anywhere from 7 to 22 minutes.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
According to French law, the dissemination of representations of a pedopornographic nature via an electronic communications network is punishable by sentences of up to seven years imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 euros, or $115,500.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
In March 2024, the department hired a communications specialist to improve internal communications as well as public information.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
However, a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette didn't return any communications between Amazon, the building's landlord and the city over the past month.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
Considering the Communications Act was written in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign wire and radio communications, no, this clearly was not its intent.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Born on October 11, 1958, Lemens Boy had been in international TV communications for many years, and worked closely with RX France, the organizers of MIPCOM, on the Cannes conference and market over the years in several different roles.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The election featured two Republicans, former Southlake Mayor John Huffman and Wambganss, Patriot Mobile’s chief communications officer, and Rehmet, a Democrat leader of local and state branches of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mars is a very great distance away from Earth; at the speed of light, one-way communications take anywhere from 7 to 22 minutes.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
According to French law, the dissemination of representations of a pedopornographic nature via an electronic communications network is punishable by sentences of up to seven years imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 euros, or $115,500.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
In March 2024, the department hired a communications specialist to improve internal communications as well as public information.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
However, a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette didn't return any communications between Amazon, the building's landlord and the city over the past month.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
Considering the Communications Act was written in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign wire and radio communications, no, this clearly was not its intent.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Born on October 11, 1958, Lemens Boy had been in international TV communications for many years, and worked closely with RX France, the organizers of MIPCOM, on the Cannes conference and market over the years in several different roles.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The election featured two Republicans, former Southlake Mayor John Huffman and Wambganss, Patriot Mobile’s chief communications officer, and Rehmet, a Democrat leader of local and state branches of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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