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
Fans wearing shirts with messages about trans athletes were asked to cover them during Sunday’s Fever-Dream game. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Close watchers are also looking at how many voters turn out, and in what cities, to gauge what campaign messages are working to fire up voters and drive them to the polls. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 David Arquette and Melissa Barrera, who appeared on screen with Panettiere in the Scream franchise, all took to social media to post messages. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 According to charging documents, Haywood began sending the student private messages on Instagram. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The suspect, whom Chesterfield County police identified as Camron Harris, 19, also discussed the shooting in Instagram messages, according to the documents. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026 In the cockpit, Joe has written out inspirational messages and instructions for her and Cooper. — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026 The executive leveraged that rare access to convey messages back and forth between the two former adversaries, and helped free US hostages held in Venezuela in 2025. — Patricia Garip, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 For more ways to handle messages like this, see our guide on how to protect yourself from tech support scams. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
  1. dispatches
  2. contacts
  3. letters
  4. boards
  5. communications
  6. approaches
  7. reports
Noun
  • That standard still holds for his frequent barrages of boasts, insults, threats, grouses and indecipherable dispatches via Truth Social.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, follow along with our live blog today for dispatches from our reporters at polling places, watch parties and more.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispatches
Verb
  • Also, do not share a security code with anyone who contacts you.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Trust Starts Before The First Visit Healthcare has always depended on trust, but increasingly, that trust is established before a patient ever contacts a practice.
    — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of contacts
Noun
  • Additionally, Páez said community members sent letters to the judge asking for the couple’s release, talking about the impact Panqueva and Páez had on their lives.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, a tarp has covered the area where the letters were once installed, frustrating those who sought to the remove the president's name from the building.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of letters
Verb
  • One day, Valentina boards the chapa carrying the flower Sitóe once gave her.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nikko Remigio When Nikko Remigio, one of the few Filipino and Asian players in the NFL, boards a flight, chances are a Bruce Lee movie isn’t far behind.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of boards
Noun
  • This is important because RF power directly affects what systems such as radar and communications equipment can accomplish.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities said restoring electricity and communications as well as delivering aid to remote villages isolated by landslides remained among the biggest challenges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of communications
Verb
  • Visitors are advised to keep at least 50 meters (164 feet) away from the deer, never feed or touch them and if one approaches you to put food and packaging out of sight and move away slowly and calmly.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Once there, Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf watch as the butterfly approaches the outstretched hand of a woman whose face is obscured, before the ominous presence crushes it in her hands.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • The stock move comes amid reports that Spanish agri-food cooperative group Dcoop has offered 470 million euros ($545 million) for Deoleo, taking the lead in a multinational takeover race that includes Italian, French and Australian firms.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Studies of top charts over the years—including reports from Forbes in 2018 and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in recent years—show that men continue to host the majority of top-ranking podcasts.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reports

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