as in dispatches
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of messages
Jon Haworth, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Data accessed included user names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages exchanged on the platform.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Hackers accessed data including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
Hosted by Kirsty Young, the night mixed birthday messages with celebrations of Attenborough’s biggest shows and greatest moments.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Most people move through interactions at work on autopilot, sending messages or speaking up in meetings without really thinking about their responses until afterward, says leadership coach Aiko Bethea.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 May 2026
An expert said the hackers posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
That includes describing specific campaign messages suitable for advertising or attacking opponents, sometimes highlighted in a literal red box.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Exactly one year later, in 2024, Mayers again got 15 calls in the early morning with the same messages.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Noun
The data taken in the April 29 incident included personal information of users at affected organizations, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages among Canvas users, the company said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Data accessed included user names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages exchanged on the platform.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Hackers accessed data including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
Hosted by Kirsty Young, the night mixed birthday messages with celebrations of Attenborough’s biggest shows and greatest moments.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Most people move through interactions at work on autopilot, sending messages or speaking up in meetings without really thinking about their responses until afterward, says leadership coach Aiko Bethea.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 May 2026
An expert said the hackers posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
That includes describing specific campaign messages suitable for advertising or attacking opponents, sometimes highlighted in a literal red box.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Exactly one year later, in 2024, Mayers again got 15 calls in the early morning with the same messages.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
Noun
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After her diagnosis with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in September 2023, the nurse shared her journey online — posting updates about her chemotherapy treatments, fundraisers for cancer research and general dispatches from her life as a mom of two.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Media outlets deploy squads of writers, videographers and social editors to produce a steady stream of clips and dispatches, the kind of coverage that now determines their relevance as much as their reporting.—
Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Agencies recruit clients, assign photographers when a client contacts the agency, pay the bills, and handle contracts.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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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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Kessler was a longtime member of Thousand Oaks’ Temple Etz Chaim and an advocate for liberal causes who often penned his opinions in letters to the Thousand Oaks Acorn.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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My letters to the attorney general, my House and Senate representatives ignored.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Continue reading … ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’ — CBP boards eight cruise ships, arrests 28 in child exploitation ring case that included Disney.—
,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Iván de los Ángeles Arias, a 44-year-old boat pilot, often boards the boat for a five-minute ride across the Bay of Havana, keeping his car at home for emergency use only.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Electronic warfare aimed to disrupt drone navigation and communications.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The observations were recorded alongside routine communications with Mission Control, including navigation updates, system checks and maneuver planning.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Additional storm development is also possible across the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic as an upper-level system approaches from the west.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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As a courtroom showdown between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively approaches next month, lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before a federal judge.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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The announcement comes amid reports of ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon that have killed civilians.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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The rally came as first-quarter earnings reports revealed a bottleneck in memory chips amid surging demand.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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“Messages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messages. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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