as in dispatches
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of messages
Larry Seward, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The hackers did not immediately respond to messages.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said messages in the group chat along with the fact that the Pawula sent the texts to Rita, Chad Salefski and other family and friends of Rita and Salefski showed they were intended to offend the two political candidates.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Set against piano and trumpet melodies, each verse is imbued with messages of hope and resilience, reflecting the group’s unwavering spirit.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
Calls and texts to a phone number associated with the worker’s name, as well as Facebook messages to her profile, went unanswered.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
An aide to the Serb member of the Bosnian presidency messages to say that her schedule has changed and Željka Cvijanović is no longer available for an interview.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
European bourses resumed their declines from the previous session, having closed lower on Thursday as investors struggled to decipher mixed messages on the status of Middle East peace talks.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The mixed messages came as the war has shown no signs of abating.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
Ultra did not respond to messages from CBS News Miami seeking comment on the complaints.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The hackers did not immediately respond to messages.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said messages in the group chat along with the fact that the Pawula sent the texts to Rita, Chad Salefski and other family and friends of Rita and Salefski showed they were intended to offend the two political candidates.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Set against piano and trumpet melodies, each verse is imbued with messages of hope and resilience, reflecting the group’s unwavering spirit.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
Calls and texts to a phone number associated with the worker’s name, as well as Facebook messages to her profile, went unanswered.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
An aide to the Serb member of the Bosnian presidency messages to say that her schedule has changed and Željka Cvijanović is no longer available for an interview.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
European bourses resumed their declines from the previous session, having closed lower on Thursday as investors struggled to decipher mixed messages on the status of Middle East peace talks.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The mixed messages came as the war has shown no signs of abating.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
Noun
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Hadi shared his dispatches with me at great risk.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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For more than 50 years, Tomkins completed dispatches from the transformative art scene of the 1960s and beyond, whether individuals such as Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg or such movements as pop art, conceptual art and minimalism.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The next time Ray contacts you (hopefully sober), tell him there is nothing more to work out.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Moon contacts Earth’s umbra.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sefidgari filed her visa application as doctoral acceptance letters poured in.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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An elderly man is tasked with burning the inmates’ letters to Stalin pleading to have their appeals heard.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This group typically boards the aircraft last.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
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Because if the current streak issues continue, Minnesota could start to run away with second place in the division before anyone even boards a plane to Milan.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That fall, an old friend reached out to my father through the underground communications network, dialling a number printed on a faded piece of plastic Dymo tape and speaking to him from a public phone booth.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Unexpected communications blackouts are also a real possibility.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That entrepreneurial mindset continues to shape how Jones approaches Arizona real estate, especially in a market as active and widely discussed as Maricopa County's.—
Connie Etemadi,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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His father is a subject Nagarjuna approaches with both pride and philosophical caution.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Over 200 witness reports were filed with the American Meteor Society after a daylight meteor caused a sonic boom that was audible throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ship-tracking data shows some tankers using a route closer to Iran’s coast, with reports that certain operators may have paid for safe passage.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Messages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messages. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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