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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 key question for the AI era is whether cheaper legal memos, financial models, and consulting decks will similarly unlock dormant, unmet demand at scale—or whether most of that demand was already being served, and AI is simply doing the same work with fewer people.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Albritton sent multiple memos to senators reminding them of Florida’s state constitutional limits on redistricting and the requirement that it not be done as a blatantly partisan act.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Albritton has sent multiple memos to senators reminding them of Florida’s state constitutional limits on redistricting and the requirement that it not be done as a blatantly partisan act.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
So the President issued five different memos this past week, applying to the defense production Act, to oil, natural gas and other energy infrastructure.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The New York Times then published confidential internal memos concerning the justices’ 5-4 decision to halt President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan in 2016.
—Michael W. McConnell, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
These allegations returned to the spotlight earlier this month when the New York Times reported that the liberal payment processor’s own lawyers stated in internal memos that ActBlue may have misled Congress about the strength of its security protocols.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
The app also enables people to add photos, voice memos and various other personalized features to their documents — appealing even to those who aren’t necessarily making a choice to be sustainable but are drawn in by the ease.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
While looking through some 1940s Vought memos, Mother’s Milk manages to discover Fort Harmony, the hospital with a classified facility where V-One was tested.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Albritton sent multiple memos to senators reminding them of Florida’s state constitutional limits on redistricting and the requirement that it not be done as a blatantly partisan act.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Albritton has sent multiple memos to senators reminding them of Florida’s state constitutional limits on redistricting and the requirement that it not be done as a blatantly partisan act.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
So the President issued five different memos this past week, applying to the defense production Act, to oil, natural gas and other energy infrastructure.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The New York Times then published confidential internal memos concerning the justices’ 5-4 decision to halt President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan in 2016.
—Michael W. McConnell, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
These allegations returned to the spotlight earlier this month when the New York Times reported that the liberal payment processor’s own lawyers stated in internal memos that ActBlue may have misled Congress about the strength of its security protocols.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
The app also enables people to add photos, voice memos and various other personalized features to their documents — appealing even to those who aren’t necessarily making a choice to be sustainable but are drawn in by the ease.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
While looking through some 1940s Vought memos, Mother’s Milk manages to discover Fort Harmony, the hospital with a classified facility where V-One was tested.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memos
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In 1933, a writer for this magazine visited Saliger and reviewed letters from satisfied customers.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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In bold letters in his order, Vera said the government was barred from removing Romero León to Mexico.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Naitaki, a Michaelson Center for Public Policy senior advisor, said the group’s workers keep notes on how the dogs behave outside their kennels, something that helps match the dogs with appropriate new homes.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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When used correctly, that power can be harnessed for good, heightening the citrus fruit’s bright, piercing notes to soaring new heights.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 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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As the rodeo-ropin’ wife to Jake Gyllenhaal’s Jack Twist, Hathaway landed her first blush with a world-class filmmaker but a fraction of the notices that her equally brilliant peers Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, and Gyllenhaal received.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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According to the nonprofit Homeline, eviction notices were up 18% in Minnesota compared to the same time last year.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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“Memos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memos. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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