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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
Pressure Mounts on FedRAMP If there was any doubt about the role of FedRAMP, the White House issued a memorandum in the summer of 2024 that outlined its views.
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Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
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
Now, Weld County has a memorandum of understanding with the state.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
This had led to a memorandum in October 2024 outlining a framework for AI governance and risk management in national security.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
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Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
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
Now, Weld County has a memorandum of understanding with the state.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
This had led to a memorandum in October 2024 outlining a framework for AI governance and risk management in national security.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandum
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The Colorado Hospital Association — which opposes the bill — says state laws require all hospitals to screen patients for discounted care, wait six months before garnishing wages, and provide 30 days' notice.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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By late March, hundreds of WARN notices had already been filed nationwide for the year, affecting tens of thousands of workers across technology, media, retail, manufacturing, and transportation.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Muller also indicated there were even more crimes — but only teased the details in his letters.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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With the names of the two Kansas Cities firmly established over time, complaints about their dullness or geographical inaccuracy were largely confined to letters to the editor.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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During the trial, a group called the DFW Support Committee recruited volunteer note-takers to transcribe the proceedings.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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The department also pointed to internal FBI notes showing agents had planned to close out the investigation weeks before interviewing Flynn about Kislyak.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors said counsel for ICE had informed the office earlier in the day that a May 2025 ICE memo the agency had repeatedly cited to justify mass arrests at immigration courts included no such authorization.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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In a blunt companywide memo last year, Micha Kaufman, the CEO of freelance marketplace Fiverr, had some harsh truths to share with his employees.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
25 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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That’s really how Leibniz understood notation.—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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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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Digital services are also required to implement an effective age verification mechanism that goes beyond self-declaration.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The company sued earlier this month to block a declaration by the Defense Department that Anthropic posed a threat to the US supply chain, escalating a high-stakes dispute over safeguards on AI technology used by the military.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That includes planning, organizing, evaluating and directing the work of the ALI based on legal mandates, changing and emergent training needs, departmental priorities, directives, statutes, and strategic goals.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The directive came from a finance firm that had loaned to her small business.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Memorandum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorandum. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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