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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
The church members disperse into the city, to their legislative memos and policy drafts, carrying with them the gospel and the group chat.
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Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Displays include costumes, production memos and a draft of the script.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
This could have been different, the BBC archives reveal, with internal memos showing how the national broadcaster tried to persuade Olivier to make his debut TV appearance.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
All four of the women were named in the original document that was made public, in 2009, but their names are now redacted from the DOJ’s memos about the deal.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
The files include photographs, contact lists, flight logs, business records and memos, court documents and more.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
But some of the most consequential records expected about Epstein were nowhere to be found, such as FBI interviews with survivors and internal Justice Department memos examining charging decisions.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Overall, the voice memos felt more like a marketing gimmick than an essential add-on.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Get specific prompts to optimize emails, memos and presentations for tone, context and audience.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Displays include costumes, production memos and a draft of the script.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
This could have been different, the BBC archives reveal, with internal memos showing how the national broadcaster tried to persuade Olivier to make his debut TV appearance.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
All four of the women were named in the original document that was made public, in 2009, but their names are now redacted from the DOJ’s memos about the deal.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
The files include photographs, contact lists, flight logs, business records and memos, court documents and more.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
But some of the most consequential records expected about Epstein were nowhere to be found, such as FBI interviews with survivors and internal Justice Department memos examining charging decisions.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Overall, the voice memos felt more like a marketing gimmick than an essential add-on.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Get specific prompts to optimize emails, memos and presentations for tone, context and audience.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memos
Noun
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Some of the project’s opponents addressed letters to City Council members, apparently in anticipation of an appeal to the city’s governing body.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
15 Jan. 2026
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In the same collections of letters and other writing that record his intense hatred, there are also plenty of tender comments about his homeland.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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Leaving notes to avoid confrontation often fails to convey intent and can lead to further misunderstandings.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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High heat draws out moisture and intensifies watermelon's sweetness, and the rub creates additional caramelization for even deeper flavor notes.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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There are dozens of these interview memorandums.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
2 Jan. 2026
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The team pored over 7,000 pages of internal memoranda, technical reports, oral histories, and unpublished documents.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Dec. 2025
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According to local funeral notices, the teenagers who died were named Muhammad Danyaal Asghar Ali, Farhan Patel and Mohammed Jibrael Mukhtar, the BBC reported, while the taxi driver was named Masrob Ali.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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People are uneasy after a couple of tenants were served eviction notices in the last few months, Long said.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Memos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memos. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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