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as in notice
a written communication giving information or directions
I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy
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as in letter
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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Recent Examples of memorandum
More details are available in a memorandum about the report.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the Governor’s Office, the memorandum of understanding, among other areas, supports green energy and climate resilience by achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 through shared leadership.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Trump signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles in June to disperse the protests in response to immigration raids.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Bukele, sharing the memorandum on X, argued that complete educational overhaul was needed in the Central American nation.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the Governor’s Office, the memorandum of understanding, among other areas, supports green energy and climate resilience by achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 through shared leadership.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Trump signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles in June to disperse the protests in response to immigration raids.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Bukele, sharing the memorandum on X, argued that complete educational overhaul was needed in the Central American nation.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandum
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Amazon also sent a notice to customers announcing the change, which quickly made its rounds on social media.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The notice mentioned China in particular.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly denied writing the letter and sued the Wall Street Journal, which was first to report on the letter, for defamation.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Legal experts, however, broadly agree this would violate both the letter and spirit of the Constitution.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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By the episode's end, however, he's set his sights on Morgan, having surreptitiously slipped a note into her grocery bag.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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These are not surprises but Gurman is more bullish than others about the eSIM only note.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In May, State Superintendent Michele Blatt penned a memo directing schools not to accept religious exemptions for the 2025-26 school year.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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But in July, the FBI and DOJ released a joint memo stating there was no Epstein client list and no credible evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 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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Even this more compact notation no longer fits in the universe.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Aug. 2025
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On one page there were a few bars of notation—the kernel of all your subsequent insights into music and truth.—
Anne Carson,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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Zaldivar said in an age where more people are turning away from their faith, the declaration of the young saints is inspiring to many Catholics looking towards the future of the church.—
Lauren Costantino
September 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by Shwalb, comes nearly a month after the President deployed more than 2,000 federal troops to the nation’s capital following his declaration of a public safety emergency over crime in the city declaration.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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DeSantis has long styled Florida as a counterweight to federal public health directives.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The European Union is to enforce several new directives aimed at increasing transparency in supply chains, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, as well as the EU Forced Labor Regulation.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Memorandum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorandum. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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