messaging

verb

present participle of message
as in contacting

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  1. contacting
  2. communicating
  3. boarding
  4. approaching
Verb
  • The order prohibited Kerr from contacting Loveland and generally required him to remain at least 300 yards away, with a limited exception for events involving their adult children.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Several advisory council members did not respond to requests for comment, and after The Times began contacting them, the web page was removed.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of contacting
Verb
  • At the supervisors’ meeting, Lorraine Pedrotti, who owns property south of Centerville Beach, said the county has done a poor job communicating with nearby landowners.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Stop-motion is very much about physical puppets and physical sets, about communicating emotional beats with puppets.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of communicating
Verb
  • Near the Saint-Lazare train station Saturday, Akram Ahmed, a 34-year-old contractor, was boarding up an optician’s shop.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Near the Saint-Lazare train station Saturday, Akram Ahmed, a contractor, was boarding up an optician’s shop.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of boarding
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  • Two tests are approaching A parabolic flight campaign scheduled for November 2026 will examine electromagnetic actuation and tile mobility in microgravity.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This in a state in which total combined advertising for the two major party candidates is approaching $400 million.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaching
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