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as in letters
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 memorandums
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 memos
Bock, 45, of Apple Valley, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, and both sides filed memos in court Monday about their positions on sentencing.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
All sorts of stories, narratives, poems, novels, memos, and other forms of writing are scanned.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Thou shalt use voice memos sparingly, and with care.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
This position, however, is inconsistent with past legal memos that show game wardens were asked not to cite corner crossers since county attorneys in the state have not historically prosecuted corner crossers.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Workers, especially from younger generations, will find little incentive for crafting artisanal, small-batch memos.
—Jamil Zaki, CNBC, 12 May 2026
The memos demonstrate a plethora of opinions from council members, each representing a constituency with unique priorities.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
For example, Anthropic on Tuesday announced new AI agents built for financial work, like building pitchbooks and crafting credit memos.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Mark Ferrandino, the head of the governor’s budget office, told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday that the governor’s office, by practice, does not release privileged legal memos.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
All sorts of stories, narratives, poems, novels, memos, and other forms of writing are scanned.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Thou shalt use voice memos sparingly, and with care.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
This position, however, is inconsistent with past legal memos that show game wardens were asked not to cite corner crossers since county attorneys in the state have not historically prosecuted corner crossers.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Workers, especially from younger generations, will find little incentive for crafting artisanal, small-batch memos.
—Jamil Zaki, CNBC, 12 May 2026
The memos demonstrate a plethora of opinions from council members, each representing a constituency with unique priorities.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
For example, Anthropic on Tuesday announced new AI agents built for financial work, like building pitchbooks and crafting credit memos.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Mark Ferrandino, the head of the governor’s budget office, told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday that the governor’s office, by practice, does not release privileged legal memos.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memos
Noun
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Smart from the outside at night, the guns from the Gunners impress, the concrete ARSENAL letters outside Drayton Park, good pubs outside, good beer inside.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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One character’s escape is ghostwriting love letters and pornographic stories to entertain his classmates.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Luckily for neophytes, the menu offers easy-to-understand tasting notes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Robert Sumwalt, former chairman of NTSB, has described how the federal agency restricts listening access to a handful of people who must first sign a log and nondisclosure agreement, with cellphones being left outside and handwritten notes being destroyed afterward.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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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
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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
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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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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
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Thursday’s resolutions listed 93 classified employees and one preschool employee set to receive final layoff notices.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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No law firm, executor or court is named Legitimate inheritance notices always include verifiable legal contacts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Memos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memos. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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