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messages 1 of 2

noun

plural of message
as in dispatches
a piece of conveyed information answered the phone and took a message

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verb

present tense third-person singular of message
as in contacts

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Recent Examples of messages
Noun
Authorities sent emergency warning messages through cellphones, the government said. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Conversations that matter cannot always be squeezed between routine updates or held while participants respond to messages and watch the clock. — Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The external report said agents posted messages that included discussions about bypassing restrictions and interacting with their testing environment. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Watch your accounts, consider freezing your credit if sensitive information was exposed and be skeptical of urgent utility messages. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Alfonso’s owner did not respond to messages from the Miami Herald and could not be reached. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Authorities sent emergency warning messages through the cellphones, the government said. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 Feldstein’s name had come up when Einhorn and Footlik were looking for someone with sufficient credibility to spread their pro-Qatar messages to journalists. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 The messages go from just asking to here’s-who-we-work-with to let’s-get-on-the-phone to a URL link that allows artists to evaluate their own catalog’s worth. — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
  1. dispatches
  2. contacts
  3. letters
  4. boards
  5. communications
  6. approaches
  7. reports
Noun
  • Ada Scott, an elderly reporter who was close to retirement, regularly wrote glowing dispatches about Puente in the 1960s for The East Yolo Record, a newspaper that operated in what is now West Sacramento.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the spirit of snacking, here are bite-sized dispatches from some of the Vogue team’s favorite foods at fashion week.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispatches
Verb
  • Never give a one-time passcode to someone who contacts you unexpectedly.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Turn on two-factor login for financial accounts, and never share a verification code with someone who contacts you.
    — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of contacts
Noun
  • Health benefits wane for immigrants The federal government required states to notify immigrants who will soon lose coverage, but immigrant rights advocates say some states did not begin sending letters until September.
    — Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The letters shed new light on the removal of the ICE tracking apps.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of letters
Verb
  • Nobody boards the bus expecting to become an accounting entry.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Susana Cabrera, Founder of SC Growth Counsel, helps CEOs and boards pressure-test high-stakes decisions before committing capital.
    — Susana Cabrera, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of boards
Noun
  • One of the sources had said last week that reported TPLF restrictions on mobile communications may be part of a tactic to neutralize government forces' advantage in using battlefield drones, by preventing them from accessing the mobile network.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Sarkisian said Miami coach Mario Cristobal told him Trump’s leaving at that point disrupted communications on the Hurricanes’ final possession, which ended with a game-clinching interception.
    — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of communications
Verb
  • Tania Khazaal, founder of The Renewal Collective, approaches family healing through communication and personal faith.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The episode approaches the tragedy through the experience of Capt.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • While not stated in reports, this capability could be used for offensive anti-satellite missions in orbit.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The investigation began May 4, 2025, when the city of Riverside officials received reports of a baby crying inside a dumpster.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of reports

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“Messages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messages. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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