messaging

verb

present participle of message
as in contacting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messaging
  1. contacting
  2. communicating
  3. boarding
  4. approaching
Verb
  • Kim imposed two consecutive terms of 25 years to life and barred Kendall from contacting his son, with limited exceptions subject to court approval, until November 2035, when the boy turns 16 years old.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In that case, a middle school student targeted 11 female classmates in deepfake images, and the school delayed contacting police until after concluding its own internal investigation.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of contacting
Verb
  • Others have questions about changing schools, moving to a new grade, special education eligibility, classroom placement, bullying, IEP implementation or communicating effectively with teachers.
    — Jennifer Durocher, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The puzzles are delightfully unique, too, focusing on you communicating with your friends, and often without words.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of communicating
Verb
  • Local media showed police officers preventing some of them from boarding trains and buses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Courtney Cox spotted boarding a boat along with friend, Jennifer Aniston, in Mallorca, for a summer vacation on July 27.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of boarding
Verb
  • The documentary depicts a scenario involving a large hostile surface vessel formation approaching southeast of China.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • At one point the man was holding a flashlight approaching the house.
    — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of approaching
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