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
  • When contacting Estemoon Clinic, look for answers that relate to your particular situation instead of a standard treatment recommendation.
    — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The Voter Poll starts by contacting likely voters just before Election Day using multiple methods, including online, mailed postcards, text message, email and phone calls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of contacting
Verb
  • Once the lockout begins, teams will be restricted from communicating with the players on their 40-man rosters.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Calls between Tin Can phones are free, while communicating with traditional phones, including cellphones, requires a monthly subscription.
    — Amy Corral, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of communicating
Verb
  • Blumhouse Atomic and Tiny Onion are already working on a movie adaptation of Tynion’s horror comic Something Is Killing the Children, with Craig Zobel recently boarding as director.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Investigators found a video showing a customer boarding a plane in Havana bound for Fort Lauderdale, along with messages celebrating arrivals on the Cancun-Fort Lauderdale route and photographs of passports and airline tickets.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of boarding
Verb
  • That exchange reminded me of a conversation years ago with a dear friend who was approaching the end of his life.
    — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • That fateful Thursday is approaching — the day when millions of American families gather in their homes for a traditional fall harvest meal, sometimes with a side dish of awkwardness and argument.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of approaching
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“Messaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messaging. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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