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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
Bondi issued a memo on Monday directing several law enforcement agencies to send agents to crack down on protests outside ICE facilities.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration has not yet compiled a fiscal impact report or memo outlining the impact of federal budget cuts on Tennessee.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Vought had, after all, signalled as much in a memo last month directing federal agencies to prepare for widespread layoffs in the event of a shutdown.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The memo does not specifically name any one foreign terrorist organization.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration has not yet compiled a fiscal impact report or memo outlining the impact of federal budget cuts on Tennessee.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Vought had, after all, signalled as much in a memo last month directing federal agencies to prepare for widespread layoffs in the event of a shutdown.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The memo does not specifically name any one foreign terrorist organization.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memo
Noun
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Swift had her hair done up in colorful scrunchies and wore a Scramble letter necklace with her character's name Natalie.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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This seven-letter tattoo, all caps, offers the entry point into what makes the Chicago Bears cornerback tick.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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It's not meant as a compliment, Unscramblerer notes, as it's often deployed in cyberbullying.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Each slice is packed with toasty nuts, adding a pleasantly savory, salty note that balances out the syrupy filling.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Gyeonggi Content Agency, which signed a memorandum of understanding with TAICCA (Taiwan Creative Content Agency) in 2024, will also bring content companies and investors from the region.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Banks handcuffed him and put him in his car, which seemed like an unmarked police car, and drove him to Barnet, Vermont, prosecutors wrote in Gumrukcu’s sentencing memorandum.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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In their new poetry collections, Peter Balakian’s elliptical notations let his images speak for themselves while Angie Estes’s concentration reveals a rapturous virtuosity.—
Ange Mlinko,
The New York Review of Books,
2 Oct. 2025
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The film begins with a notation that Short illegally recorded one performance of the show by attaching two microphones to a chain link fence that served as Godspell’s spare backdrop.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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The recall notice states the doors can suddenly close when a person is reaching inside.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Personality and purpose Upon entering the home, the first room one notices is Catherine's spacious office, which sits just to the left of the front door.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memo. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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