as in dispatch
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of message
Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
The Ultra model also supports satellite connectivity, enabling you to message emergency services even in a cellular dead zone or share your location.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Perhaps its message is meant to be deliberately ambiguous—or maybe there’s no message at all.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Today, Roblox’s default settings do not allow adults to directly message children under the age of 13, but children can still create accounts with fake birth dates, giving them full access to direct-messaging options, the complaint said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
The Ultra model also supports satellite connectivity, enabling you to message emergency services even in a cellular dead zone or share your location.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Perhaps its message is meant to be deliberately ambiguous—or maybe there’s no message at all.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for message
Noun
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The following is a dispatch from that visit.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Speaking of the Phoenix program, the full roster is revealed ahead of Robert’s first shift on dispatch.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 1982, Sinegal, who had been working as an independent broker for consumer brands, was contacted by a Seattle retail heir named Jeffrey Brotman.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the entertainer’s allies abroad rallied in support and contacted officials on his behalf.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, the letter calls on Congressional support for the European Union to overturn its ban on Sulfuryl Fluoride, a pesticide used to fumigate Southern Yellow Pine wood chips on breakbulk cargo ships.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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The European clinical trial, involving researchers from UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital, found that 84% of participants could once again recognize letters, numbers, and words using the device.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So one day last winter, as a new MLS season began, Higginbotham’s wife, Nicole, approached him with an idea.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Upcoming comets to view This celestial calendar includes significant comets that will approach Earth through the rest of 2025 and into early 2026 and can be seen with binoculars or a telescope.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Intensifying this unique storytelling, Tolaas transformed scent into a medium of emotion and communication.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lower-earning majors beyond just communications saw drops, however.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After that, riders across the line will be able to board and ride all 6 miles of the extended track.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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These trips fly from Chile to King George Island to board your ship.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The comments were picked up by South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper, and CNN asked the two former US Navy officers to review that report and the video.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Dover police said authorities had responded to a report of an altercation at the same time gunshots were heard.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to Goldstein, the current issues with eVTOLs operating without pilots are a mixture of regulatory, infrastructure in terms of communicating with other aircraft and controllers on the ground, and consumer acceptance.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Adding search functionality and geolocating the buildings introduced additional complications, as did ensuring the map’s coding communicated with the coding of the NDU website.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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