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as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common
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2
as in resemblance
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the best friends' correspondence in looks is so striking that they could pass for twins
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3
as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author
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Recent Examples of correspondence
Perhaps there were those who used that form not only to give news of themselves, and to give it modestly, but to inquire about others in such a way as to encourage correspondence.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
There’s the 1970 AFC Pro Bowl helmet of cornerback Jim Marsalis; notes describing the terms of the NFL-AFL merger; and correspondence with toy company Wham-O — creators of the Super Ball — as Hunt looked to find a suitable name for pro football’s newest championship game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Within days of contacting the account, Earl – whose correspondence revealed sympathy for Russia’s war – had been given his first target for an arson attack, the warehouse owned by a Ukrainian man.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The narrator has a post-breakup correspondence with Xavier and exchanges emails with her former high-school English teacher, Terence Stone, who has recently reached out to compliment her writing.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
There’s the 1970 AFC Pro Bowl helmet of cornerback Jim Marsalis; notes describing the terms of the NFL-AFL merger; and correspondence with toy company Wham-O — creators of the Super Ball — as Hunt looked to find a suitable name for pro football’s newest championship game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Within days of contacting the account, Earl – whose correspondence revealed sympathy for Russia’s war – had been given his first target for an arson attack, the warehouse owned by a Ukrainian man.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The narrator has a post-breakup correspondence with Xavier and exchanges emails with her former high-school English teacher, Terence Stone, who has recently reached out to compliment her writing.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondence
Noun
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The election bears some similarities to New York City’s, with both Fateh and Zohran Mamdani as 30-something, Muslim, Democratic Socialists who have proposed rent stabilization policies.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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There’s one similarity between them, fitting for a trend that has driven Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to the top of the league’s MVP betting charts midway through the season.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That Bezos up on stage bore a strong resemblance to the one who attended high school in Miami.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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First, the aircraft’s fuselage emerged from inside a specialized cargo plane, known as an Airbus Beluga because of its resemblance to beluga whales.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The California redistricting measure is expected to pass, after Democrats built a massive mail vote lead.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Assemblymember Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, authored the 2021 law to make California a vote-by-mail state.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The senator sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Google has removed Gemma from its AI studio.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the letter, founder and CEO David Gandler also reflected on the Disney milestone.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Correspondence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondence. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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