Thesaurus results for MESSAGES

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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Noun

Choose clear points, avoid oversharing, and take breaks between messages. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026 The pair exchanged messages the day of the shooting, arranging to meet. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 This generates sensory messages that are transmitted to the snake’s brain. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Introductions that once happened through coworkers, neighbors, church groups, or mutual friends now often begin with profiles and messages. — Matthew Kayser updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Studies are increasingly showing a strong correlation between time spent with messages and EHRs and physician burnout rates. — Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The Unlimited Plan is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited messages each month, built for heavy AI users who need flexibility to test and iterate. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026 But Upchurch, with more than two decades of Medicare expertise, doesn't blame beneficiaries for not paying attention or for assuming Wellcare's messages were bogus. — Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026

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Noun

Davis, who beat back cancer for nearly a dozen years while producing policy-changing dispatches before a tumor reappeared this spring, died at the East Campus Medical Center at UC San Diego Health early Wednesday.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
In Berlin, an additional 500 ambulance dispatches were reported on Saturday, most of them heat-related.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026

Definition of dispatches

Verb

If the situation has not escalated to the point of danger and someone contacts Animal Control, an officer will be sent out to investigate.

— Eva Flowe July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
That designation refers to a specific location on the shore established by a discernible line, often based on debris buildup or vegetation growth, on the land side of the point at which the water contacts the shore.

— Melissa Scanlan, The Conversation, 9 June 2026

Definition of contacts

Verb

Continue reading … ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’ — CBP boards eight cruise ships, arrests 28 in child exploitation ring case that included Disney.

— , FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
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

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Some relief workers are using donkeys and bulldozers to remove solid waste, according to Louise Wateridge, a communications officer for the UN’s children’s agency in the Middle East and North Africa.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.

— Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Definition of communications

Verb

Washington still approaches Africa country by country, while Africa is organizing itself as a continental market.

— Daniele Nyirandutiye, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
As the 16th anniversary of their July 13, 2010 nuptials approaches, the now-52-year-old Penelope Cruz tells People that even now, the mystery between the couple is alive and well.

— Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2026

Definition of approaches

Noun

The Fire Department of New York responded early July 7 to reports of bricks falling from the 37-story building currently under construction on East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd avenues, a heavily congested area of Manhattan.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
More to the point, the quarterly reports reflect the highest-quality, detailed information, the information the SEC requires executives to disclose on pain of facing a civil lawsuit from the agency or even criminal liability for faking data.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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