Definition of correspondnext
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as in to write
to engage in an exchange of written messages old friends who have been corresponding for years

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Recent Examples of correspond The third patent addresses measurements taken from 2D patterns corresponding to simulated 3D clothing. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Each category has a description corresponding to its level of concern, according to AirNow. Paris Barraza, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 In the corresponding move, the Sox recalled right-hander Jonathan Cannon from Triple-A Charlotte. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Those born on a Friday, for example, will make an offering to the Buddha statue corresponding to their day of birth. Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for correspond
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  • For nearly four decades, Jeanne Phillips wrote the column, which was founded in 1956 by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
    Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Warchus says the show’s small ensemble size, which has to account for understudies across both the Welsh and LGSM characters, further limited how many roles could be written.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • The announcement followed Tilbury’s 2022 appointment as the trust’s ambassador for enterprise and coincided with its 50th anniversary gala, held in New York.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That was the year voters passed an amendment to the original term limits, removing a 12-year total limit in order to be able to comply with a new state law mandating that local elections coincide with state regulations.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • All of the windows—and even the kitchen island and the couple’s bed platform—conform to the same dimensions.
    Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • Wilkinson adds that many specialty cleaners are manufactured in tiny, expensive bottles that actually consist mostly of water.
    Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Subsequent lab tests revealed that the gas consisted almost entirely of pure hydrogen, accompanied only by trace amounts of nitrogen and methane.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Iran and Oman, meanwhile, have agreed on a temporary maritime corridor intended to restore safer passage through the strait.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No one else on earth could get those two to agree on anything, but that’s the power of Dolly Parton.
    Hunter Kelly, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Correspond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspond. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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