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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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2
as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
the menu for the wedding banquet corresponds exactly with everyone's special requests
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Recent Examples of correspond
The Royals optioned right-handers Luinder Avila and Steven Cruz in corresponding moves in order to make roster space for Morgan and Spence.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Carreyrou acknowledged an obvious objection to this thesis—that there is a lengthy paper trail of Back corresponding with Satoshi—but explains it away by saying that Back was actually writing to himself as part of an elaborate ruse to throw would-be unmaskers off the trail.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
In a league in which every three goals tends to correspond to roughly 1 standings point, the Jets’ drop-off in power-play efficiency alone could be blamed for their impending playoffs miss.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That said, Smith also admits that the torpedo bat's shape and corresponding swing weight could be making the bat feel easier to swing, which could in turn improve batting average rather than acting as a power tool blasting home runs out of the park.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Carreyrou acknowledged an obvious objection to this thesis—that there is a lengthy paper trail of Back corresponding with Satoshi—but explains it away by saying that Back was actually writing to himself as part of an elaborate ruse to throw would-be unmaskers off the trail.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
In a league in which every three goals tends to correspond to roughly 1 standings point, the Jets’ drop-off in power-play efficiency alone could be blamed for their impending playoffs miss.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That said, Smith also admits that the torpedo bat's shape and corresponding swing weight could be making the bat feel easier to swing, which could in turn improve batting average rather than acting as a power tool blasting home runs out of the park.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspond
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Subscribe today Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Rougier said the decline coincided with the arrival of early Homo sapiens in Europe, raising the possibility that competition for resources may have played a role.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The decline in oil coincides with a slide in interest rates.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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In states that don’t conform to the federal tax changes, workers who receive a federal tax deduction for tips or overtime still will owe state taxes on those earnings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Available in both travel and standard sizes, the back support pillow conforms to the body to relieve pressure and alleviate back pain.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Women’s health is often thought of as consisting solely of reproductive health issues.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
10 Apr. 2026
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When Tyler had a birthday, the neighborhood gave him a collective gift that consisted solely of pickleball paraphernalia.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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But, in the slammers investigation, nearly all the people being prosecuted were pawns—passengers who’d agreed to ride in cars.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Drivers also told us the company would shortchange them by altering delivery contracts- or rate cons - which confirm how much a broker has agreed to pay to move freight - a percentage of that goes to the driver.—
Ashley Velie,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Correspond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspond. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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