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or memoranda
1
as in notices
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 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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Recent Examples of memorandums
The policy memorandums lay out in detail his plans to enhance physical fitness, grooming standards and military readiness.
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NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Investigators were tasked with reviewing specific policy documents signed using the autopen, including clemency grants, executive orders, memoranda, and other presidential directives.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
This is similar to the memorandums of understanding (MOUs) that were hatched between internet companies at the Dotcom bubble top.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Li, president of NCSIST, added that the institute will sign two contracts and four memorandums of understanding with six US and Canadian companies during the three-day defense trade show.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
As of mid-June, ICE had 649 memorandums of agreement covering law-enforcement agencies in 40 states.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Not only that, as CEI’s work on agency guidance documents, policy statements memoranda and other forms of regulatory dark matter attests, conventional notice-and-comment regulation increasingly comes nowhere close to capturing government intervention in the economy.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Investigators were tasked with reviewing specific policy documents signed using the autopen, including clemency grants, executive orders, memoranda, and other presidential directives.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
This is similar to the memorandums of understanding (MOUs) that were hatched between internet companies at the Dotcom bubble top.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Li, president of NCSIST, added that the institute will sign two contracts and four memorandums of understanding with six US and Canadian companies during the three-day defense trade show.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
As of mid-June, ICE had 649 memorandums of agreement covering law-enforcement agencies in 40 states.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Not only that, as CEI’s work on agency guidance documents, policy statements memoranda and other forms of regulatory dark matter attests, conventional notice-and-comment regulation increasingly comes nowhere close to capturing government intervention in the economy.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandums
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Over the last few months, notices have trickled down through supervisors to inform employees at Goddard of several facility closures.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The WARNTracker also compiles historical data and keeps up to date on recent notices.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Words must be of four or more letters.—
Kathleen Saxe,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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As depicted in the film, the real Kelley also got to know Goring’s family, delivering letters from the German military man to his wife.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Is this romance hitting the right notes?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sources and notes Tracking map Tracking data is from the National Hurricane Center and Joint Typhoon Warning Center.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Get specific prompts to optimize emails, memos and presentations for tone, context and audience.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, the National Republican Senatorial Committee -- the campaign arm of Senate Republicans -- sent out a flurry of at least seven memos early Tuesday tying Democratic primary candidates in key Senate races to Mamdani.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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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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This comes amid a series of directives from federal authorities demanding that the city halt its toll program for drivers entering Manhattan's central business district.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The statement also denies that any of the building closures or return-to-work directives related to the changes violate federal laws.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Instead of clicking links in messages or banners, type the store's web address directly into your browser to avoid phishing pages designed to steal your login details or card information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Spanberger condemned the messages and political violence generally, but didn't withdraw or double down on her endorsement of Jones.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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According to declarations filed by state officials, system rewrites required to implement USDA’s reduction tables could take weeks or months to complete, leaving many recipients temporarily without benefits.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Relatives may also be in possession of advance declarations the patient made while still able to communicate.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Memorandums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorandums. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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