memorandums

variants or memoranda
plural of memorandum
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as in letters
a message on paper from one person or group to another the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location

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as in notes
a usually brief written reminder dispatched a memorandum to her secretary about the assignment

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Recent Examples of memorandums No formal deal exists yet, and Fortune noted there may not even be signed memoranda. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The visit, led by officials tied to the White House’s energy policy apparatus, is expected to produce memorandums of understanding covering oil and key minerals such as gold, aluminum and possibly coal. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 As the justices’ memoranda illustrate, West Virginia, North Dakota and several energy companies sued the Obama administration over its Clean Power Plan and sought to block the new, transformative regulation from going into effect. Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026 The city has signed memorandums of understanding with other law enforcement entities in accordance with California laws to share information, Cortez said. Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026 Sheriff's offices in Laurel, McCracken and Pendleton counties, along with police departments in Hickman, Falmouth and Winchester signed memorandums of agreement with ICE in the first month of the year. Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Feb. 2026 There are dozens of these interview memorandums. Stephen Fowler, NPR, 2 Jan. 2026 The team pored over 7,000 pages of internal memoranda, technical reports, oral histories, and unpublished documents. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025 But like parts of memorandums past, these elements may morph into something more practical, or disappear entirely, in the months after any deal is signed. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandums
Noun
  • Consumers are advised to remain cautious, check recall notices, and inquire about restaurant produce sources.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The two were co-authors who did not receive settlement notices.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Of course, the classic sing-along method gets kids singing and dancing at home—plus repeating the lyrics on their own might help kids remember numbers, letters, and colors even better.
    Parents, Parents, 23 July 2026
  • So will sending letters threatening bad faith denial of claim lawsuit to insurance carriers that say no.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Crumbled feta adds a salty tang, and a touch of chile brings pops of heat that balance the salad’s citrusy notes.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
  • The stock jumped more than 5% after the American conglomerate behind Scotch tape and Post-it notes posted second quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations, and raised its full-year guidance.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • And after digging through more than two years’ worth of emails, memos and invoices, neither can reporters Thad Moore and Riley Bunch.
    Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • By then the memos inside the big banks will matter more than the posts about them.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • While hunkered down in the trenches of World War I, a Greek scholar translated some of Paul’s epistles.
    Robin Hoagland, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Bearing extensive handwritten notations and edits by the authors, it is estimated to sell for between $1 and $2 million.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Do notations always converge like this on something dominant?
    John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That trust is reinforced by a constant focus on improving governance, not solely by directives but by taking in the best advice from all stakeholders.
    Liron Zaslansky, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
  • Earlier directives, dating to Ronald Reagan’s presidency, treated terrorism as a global menace countered through military power and diplomacy.
    Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Many of these messages relate to charging issues; others to positioning or obstacles.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • This includes identifying what messages resonate, where deals stall and how buyers respond over time, while giving teams the context to adapt in real time.
    Tom Burke, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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