as in dispatch
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of message
Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Angela wrote a powerful message on the foundation's website stating their mission.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Instead of having several days to get used to the complexities of a forecast and prepare the public, governors and mayors only had about two days to message the increasing seriousness of this event.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
But on Sunday, Lee seemed to underscore his original message in another post.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Angela wrote a powerful message on the foundation's website stating their mission.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
United States Courts Facebook’s 2018 presentation on Bell shows how teen users would have been able to message anyone in their school, organize events on the platform and create class or club-based group chats similar to the apps Discord and Slack.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Instead of having several days to get used to the complexities of a forecast and prepare the public, governors and mayors only had about two days to message the increasing seriousness of this event.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for message
Noun
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Moving crews, logistics teams, dispatch, and customer support functions work in sync to help ensure that each move is executed with precision.—
NIa Bowers,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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Hence a little extra motivation for DU to dispatch of Michigan to face either North Dakota or Wisconsin in the championship on Saturday in Las Vegas.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When The Athletic contacted the White House, it was referred to the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Riverside County Sheriff's Office Deputies say that the investigation remains ongoing and asked that anyone with further information contact them at (760) 863-8990.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Detective Wilson confronted him with a stack of those letters.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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If my love letter and before and after photos aren’t convincing enough, there’s also the titular serum it's infused with.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Citing these extenuating circumstances, Ford approached the administration late last year to request temporary tariff relief.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Keep the lines of communication open throughout the day.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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The people who keep advancing tend to build strengths like communication, leadership, problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.—
Rasheem Rooke,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The only lockers with equipment left in them belonged to Alexandre Carrier and Noah Dobson, the team’s only two right-shot defencemen, two players who were clearly not boarding that flight the team’s equipment staff was preparing for.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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After boarding near the Havana Bay Tunnel in Old Havana, passengers endure a rattling journey through the darkness of the underwater passage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If the injury report didn’t say it, the first half did.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Though tensions might not be as high as media reports suggested, not all is peachy between Rome and Washington.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That doesn’t communicate love to me.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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According to the complaint, Mendez Torres allegedly used social media applications, including Discord and Snapchat, to communicate with the girl between 2022 and 2024.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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