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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
When an enterprise robot fails, someone gets paged, a production line stops and a customer gets a credit memo.
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Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The internal memo from Alex Himel, Meta’s vice president of wearables, also reportedly said that Meta is planning to expand its current lineup of smart glasses and to launch a subscription service aimed at businesses called Wearables for Work.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 May 2026
Some immigration lawyers don’t buy those assertions, however, after reading the fine print of the memo.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
Not everyone has gotten the memo, apparently.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
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Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The internal memo from Alex Himel, Meta’s vice president of wearables, also reportedly said that Meta is planning to expand its current lineup of smart glasses and to launch a subscription service aimed at businesses called Wearables for Work.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 May 2026
Some immigration lawyers don’t buy those assertions, however, after reading the fine print of the memo.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
Not everyone has gotten the memo, apparently.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memo
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Share your opinion about this story in a letter to the editor, which could be published online and in print.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Palace said the film serves as a love letter to the England team and its fans, celebrating the pride and unity across the country brought on by soccer, and the film’s intentionally fast and gritty pace highlights England team’s attacking style of play.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
30 May 2026
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Long-term holders — defined as those who have held onto their coins for at least 155 days, or about five months — were largely inactive from February to April but have turned into sellers in recent weeks, Compass Point analyst Ed Engel said in a note Tuesday.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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After a night that featured 38 foul calls and a gritty Connecticut team determined to make a statement in Atlanta, the Dream clinched a 91-74 win over the Sun in a back-and-forth matchup that started rough but ended on a high note in their first Commissioner’s Cup game.—
Micahya Costen,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
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Even public messaging about the contents of the proposal, known as the memorandum of understanding (MOU), is underpinned by contradictions — with Washington pushing back against Tehran’s statements that the draft stipulates US forces’ withdrawal and an end to blockades on Iranian ports.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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The memorandum of understanding endorsed earlier this month by the baseball team, the county and the city of Tampa — while nonbinding — was presented as the most pivotal piece of the team’s pitch to date.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.—
byDebbie Carlson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
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For example, in several Epistles, the apostle Paul speaks often about the Christian hope in God through Jesus Christ.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2026
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There was Solresol, an early-nineteenth-century language based on musical notation, and the largely monosyllabic Volapük, invented by a German Catholic priest who believed himself to be divinely inspired.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Jessica Guynn has a story about a music teacher who devised a new teaching method around a notation system based on languages students already knew – their ABCs and 123s.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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And yet art-world institutions—including major museums, schools, commercial galleries, and publishing outlets—have mostly avoided the fawning capitulation of universities and Democrats, simply going quiet in the hope of escaping notice for the next three years.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Before his time at the district, Roberts was issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge in October 2020, months before his work authorization expired, and was later subject to a final order of removal in 2024, according to the authorities.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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