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a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
a White House communiqué
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Recent Examples of communiqué
To understand shifts inside the gangs, analysts and officials track social media communiques, changes to drug flows and outbreaks of violence.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai signed a joint communique normalizing ties between the countries.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The internal communiques are going to paint a rather ugly picture.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The Quad, in a September communique, called for a three-month humanitarian truce and agreed on a joint set of principles surrounding the war, in particular that external military support must stop and Sudan’s future belongs to the Sudanese people, not warring factions.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2025
After the contact Following the Instagram communique, Kripalani’s indie filmmaking instincts kicked in.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
The communique said Beijing will strive to improve people’s welfare and the social security system, but did not provide details on how Beijing intends to achieve that or where the funds would come from.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
The Doha summit communique didn’t stop them.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sometimes one photograph tells the story better than any communique or summit declaration.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai signed a joint communique normalizing ties between the countries.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The internal communiques are going to paint a rather ugly picture.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The Quad, in a September communique, called for a three-month humanitarian truce and agreed on a joint set of principles surrounding the war, in particular that external military support must stop and Sudan’s future belongs to the Sudanese people, not warring factions.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2025
After the contact Following the Instagram communique, Kripalani’s indie filmmaking instincts kicked in.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
The communique said Beijing will strive to improve people’s welfare and the social security system, but did not provide details on how Beijing intends to achieve that or where the funds would come from.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
The Doha summit communique didn’t stop them.
—Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sometimes one photograph tells the story better than any communique or summit declaration.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communiqué
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Debate on the bill was still underway as of the posting of this story.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The letter cited a recent AMCHA Initiative report — which used publicly available Israel boycott petitions, departmental websites, social media postings and campus event records — to show a surge in incidents between July 2023 and June 2025 at UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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After their January detention, the father and son were held at the Dilley immigration center in Texas until February, when a federal judge ordered their release back to Minnesota.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In a previous news release about the shift to Compass, Healy said this isn’t a farewell, but a new chapter.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, Treasurer Vivek Malek partnered with Torch to place advertisements on its device, but later removed the ads after backlash.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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But the origins of vasectomies becoming linked to March Madness appear to trace back to a marketing campaign by an Oregon urology clinic, which took out a radio advertisement in the late 2000s.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Free VPNs will show you ads and even sell your data to third parties.—
Jim Rossman,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The settings were a nightmare to navigate, the games were full of ads and in-game purchases, and the screen broke after a year — one star.—
Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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With this important announcement, the board of Puig opens a new chapter in the company’s governance.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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Athletic director Mark Coyle made the announcement three days after the Gophers lost at home in the NCAA quarterfinals to Northeastern.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Others observed a notice posted in the Federal Register, waiving 28 federal laws and regulations to allow for the construction of a physical barrier in the Big Bend Sector.—
Lexi Salazar,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dileep stopped to show me the poster for his group’s upcoming production on a notice board nearby.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Closer to home, the latest monthly bulletin from the National Weather Service painted a grim weather picture based on conditions in Denver.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Leo accepted the move from Bishop Emanuel Shaleta to step down from his position at Saint Peter’s Chaldean in East County, according to the Vatican's bulletin Tuesday.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Look for items on sale via the weekly store circular.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Similar circulars have been issued before, in anticipation of major storms and other natural events.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Communiqué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communiqu%C3%A9. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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