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as in similarities
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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as in mails
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 correspondences
Bert ended up not going on this vessel and not getting arrested with the WWII veterans that did, but Bert references this boat many times in correspondences and in his work.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Even in the absence of any proven crime committed by Tisch, even in the naivest retelling or understanding of Tisch’s correspondences with Epstein, his unacceptable relationship with this man deserves censure.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Oppenheimer relied on past news stories about Blume, as well as a collection of her work and professional correspondences that are archived at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and, probably most informatively, his own interviews with Blume and her friends and family.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The correspondences between Chopra and Epstein or their respective employees span from 2016 to 2019.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The arrest was made on suspicion that Mountbatten-Windsor sent confidential information to Epstein in 2010, and comes after the release of correspondences between the men in the most recent collection of the Epstein files from the Department of Justice.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Within their correspondences between 2009 and 2015, Gelernter in one email appears to be recommending a then-student as part of his software startup.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Let this be your sign to enter into some ol’ fashioned pen-to-paper correspondences in 2026.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Kaplow constructed the crux of the Blue Moon story out of a series of correspondences between Hart and an unidentified Yale student named Elizabeth.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Even in the absence of any proven crime committed by Tisch, even in the naivest retelling or understanding of Tisch’s correspondences with Epstein, his unacceptable relationship with this man deserves censure.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Oppenheimer relied on past news stories about Blume, as well as a collection of her work and professional correspondences that are archived at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and, probably most informatively, his own interviews with Blume and her friends and family.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The correspondences between Chopra and Epstein or their respective employees span from 2016 to 2019.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The arrest was made on suspicion that Mountbatten-Windsor sent confidential information to Epstein in 2010, and comes after the release of correspondences between the men in the most recent collection of the Epstein files from the Department of Justice.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
Within their correspondences between 2009 and 2015, Gelernter in one email appears to be recommending a then-student as part of his software startup.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Let this be your sign to enter into some ol’ fashioned pen-to-paper correspondences in 2026.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Kaplow constructed the crux of the Blue Moon story out of a series of correspondences between Hart and an unidentified Yale student named Elizabeth.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondences
Noun
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That doesn’t mean that all the art being made at Tunnel has a Miami theme or stylistic similarities.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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Doomers point to the similarities between now and the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, such as seemingly lax underwriting standards and the rapid proliferation of largely unregulated, mind-numbingly complex debt instruments designed to squeeze value out of thin air.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Prosecutors said Graves' body was partially wrapped in black garbage bags secured with duct tape, then rolled up in a rug alongside blankets, bags, pieces of mails, various items of clothing and trash.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tyler has been embedded in the treasurer’s office, which calculates and mails out property tax bills, for years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The market cadence of the past few months has some uncomfortable resemblances to the early 2025 path leading up to that tariff-panic crescendo.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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David Leach, the head of security, noted that a training program offered by the utility for technician jobs bears resemblances to Oakland’s cadet initiative.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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That settlement comes from village leaders who are telling residents through letters that Aqua Illinois is ready to compensate them.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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In letters to the judge urging Mendoza Hernandez’s release, community members described him as a person of faith who is active in the community and a caring father to a 2-year-old child.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Bieber has had clashes with the paparazzi, and has sent ambiguous messages over social media hinting at his sorrow.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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The announcements came in a flurry of social media messages Friday.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Correspondences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondences. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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