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as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book
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as in memorandum
a written communication giving information or directions
the visiting leader received a series of urgent memos from the country's ambassador prior to the summit
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Recent Examples of memo
Navy memos show the problems grew worse during the first few months of the carrier's deployment.
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Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
All memos in the governor’s office are written in 12 point Century Gothic font with specific spacing between lines, formatting that his aides say helps him with his disability.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Jack Harlow didn’t get the memo.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
The January memo regarding the temporary booth closures, filed as an exhibit in the suit, stipulates that at least one station booth must always be open in each station.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
All memos in the governor’s office are written in 12 point Century Gothic font with specific spacing between lines, formatting that his aides say helps him with his disability.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Jack Harlow didn’t get the memo.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
The January memo regarding the temporary booth closures, filed as an exhibit in the suit, stipulates that at least one station booth must always be open in each station.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memo
Noun
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Richard Katz, former president of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners, proposed in a letter to the state board that DWP should pause its use of water from the Mono Basin.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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More than 150 clinicians are embedded in police departments serving over 250 communities across the state, Bradley highlighted in a letter to lawmakers earlier this month.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Your 12th House of Subtlety wakes as the Moon settles into Aries, inviting gentle reflection by writing a private note to capture feelings before obligations crowd your day.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2026
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The San Jose Sharks missed an opportunity Tuesday to finish a cross-continent road trip on a positive note and make up some ground in their bid for a playoff spot.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The league has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that covers information sharing and efforts to protect the integrity of the game.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Under his administration, Austin has formalized new relationships with cities in Korea and Thailand and signed a memorandum of understanding with a city in Singapore.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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Ziffer then asked Spacey to read a doctor’s notation in his medical records.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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Currently, the language suggests only that a notation would be placed in the file of a child who currently has an active DCF case.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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Little notice beyond a few historians.—
Jacob Lane The Chicago Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent is continuing his legal fight with ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins after filing a notice of appeal in New York’s appellate court in an effort to overturn a recent ruling tied to the ownership of her life story rights.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memo. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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