Definition of correspondencenext
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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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Recent Examples of correspondence The official said correspondence with oil companies has already begun and will continue. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026 Through their conversations and correspondence, Smith came to appreciate the weight of celebrity itself. Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026 However, Department of Justice correspondence states that the surveillance system stopped recording on July 29 and was not repaired until Aug, 14. Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025 Yet in the hundreds of condolence letters to Flora from friends and family and other correspondence from this time, there are none between Flora and her parents that mention Quentin or his family. Fiona Donovan, Vanity Fair, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for correspondence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondence
Noun
  • Mpro, an enzyme that allows SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in host cells, holds structural similarities.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Researchers began to explore representational similarity among AI models with this approach in the mid-2010s and found that different models’ representations of the same concepts were often similar, though far from identical.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Watching it back, the resemblance to her childhood home videos felt uncanny.
    Sara Radin, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Most strikingly, some are from the near future, and have an uncanny resemblance to premonitions.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The bill does not mention keeping packages meant for another person delivered to your address, but federal law says keeping a package addressed to someone else is considered mail theft and is punishable by up to $250,000 in fines or up to five years in prison.
    Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This has now forced her and her neighbors on Kimbrough Court to drive to the nearest post office to pick up their mail for the foreseeable future.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When asked by the Herald how much the new policy is expected to cost Massachusetts ratepayers compared to traditional oil, propane and natural gas, MassDEP Communications Director Lauren Moreschi referred to the state website and the December letter to stakeholders.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Restorative justice programs bring together survivors and offenders — via meetings or letters or through community panels — to try to deepen understanding, promote healing and discuss how best to make amends for a wide range of harms.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Correspondence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondence. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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