as in dispatches
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of messages
Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Well, there were a lot of hateful messages yesterday.
—ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Prayers and messages came in from all over, including from country music star Zac Brown, actor Kevin James, soccer icon David Beckham and the Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Nikola Jovic and coach Erik Spoelstra.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Still, the images and political messages being pushed in 2025 continue to rely on earlier stereotypes of the Western cowboy.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Following this weekend’s No Kings protests, Robert De Niro is continuing to hold Donald Trump‘s feet to the fire and drive home the messages of the nationwide demonstrations.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
The data exposed included Discord usernames, real names, emails, limited billing details such as payment type and the last four digits of credit cards, IP addresses and messages exchanged with customer service agents.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Some carried American flags or dressed in whimsical costumes, but the majority held signs conveying pro-democracy and anti-Trump messages.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Later in the panel, after screening clips and animatics with live commentary and holding giveaways for fans, the panel shared messages from the director and character designer.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
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However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Well, there were a lot of hateful messages yesterday.
—ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Prayers and messages came in from all over, including from country music star Zac Brown, actor Kevin James, soccer icon David Beckham and the Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Nikola Jovic and coach Erik Spoelstra.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Still, the images and political messages being pushed in 2025 continue to rely on earlier stereotypes of the Western cowboy.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Following this weekend’s No Kings protests, Robert De Niro is continuing to hold Donald Trump‘s feet to the fire and drive home the messages of the nationwide demonstrations.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
The data exposed included Discord usernames, real names, emails, limited billing details such as payment type and the last four digits of credit cards, IP addresses and messages exchanged with customer service agents.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Some carried American flags or dressed in whimsical costumes, but the majority held signs conveying pro-democracy and anti-Trump messages.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Later in the panel, after screening clips and animatics with live commentary and holding giveaways for fans, the panel shared messages from the director and character designer.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
Noun
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Wilshere is unable to inspire change at half-time and Mansfield could easily go further ahead before they are awarded a penalty that Tyler Roberts dispatches just before the hour mark.—
Kaya Kaynak,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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These dispatches claim to be an unvarnished look at some of the world’s most dangerous places.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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People should not pay anyone who contacts them with cryptocurrency, wire transfers or gift cards.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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That person, who often is located overseas, contacts the victim — or convinces the victim to contact them — and falsely claims the victim’s identity or bank account has been hacked or compromised.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jan began receiving love letters from Berchtold and willingly wrote back.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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It is estimated to cost $30,000 to mail the first round of letters.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Once Lo boards the boat, though, things get weird fast.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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When Lo boards the yacht, she’s soon met by a murderer’s row of, well, maybe actual murderers!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Before sunrise Wednesday, all but one Alameda County agency pulled public access to communications between officers and dispatchers, completing a region-wide shift toward secrecy that has prompted alarm among police accountability and First Amendment advocates.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Día de los Muertos approaches, Arizona grocery stores stock their bakery shelves with traditional pan dulce and sweet breads that help families honor loved ones with flavor and memory.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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As Halley approaches the sun every 76 years, gasses vaporize off the surface and give the comet its distinctive tail.—
Dean Regas,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Previous reports have warned Trumps’ immigration policies also threaten negative economic consequences.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Major companies hit The website Downdetector said that user reports indicated problems at sites including Amazon, Disney+, Lyft, the McDonald's app, The New York Times, Reddit, Ring, Robinhood, Snapchat, T-Mobile, United Airlines, Venmo and Verizon.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Messages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messages. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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