as in couriers
one that carries a message or does an errand
the messenger comes by twice a day to pick up packages
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Recent Examples of messengers
Hormones are chemical messengers that guide sleep, metabolism, stress, and reproductive health.
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Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
One of the most important messengers.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
All three voter blocs strongly favored Mayor Scott’s message and policies over the approach, by both GOP and Democratic politicians, that focused only on police as messengers and policing as a response to concerns about crime.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
About 66% of the youths in the program met the 26-week threshold and the messengers logged over 12,000 hours of mentoring.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike ingredients that deliver hydration or exfoliation directly, peptides act as messengers, triggering biological processes that help skin repair itself.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
These messengers can cause muscles in the airways and gut to contract, increase mucus production and boost inflammation.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The name Iris is inspired by the Greek goddess, who is the goddess of messengers and rainbows, also a nod to Schweers’ daughter, who is a double rainbow baby (one born after two losses).
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
One of the most important messengers.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
All three voter blocs strongly favored Mayor Scott’s message and policies over the approach, by both GOP and Democratic politicians, that focused only on police as messengers and policing as a response to concerns about crime.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
About 66% of the youths in the program met the 26-week threshold and the messengers logged over 12,000 hours of mentoring.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike ingredients that deliver hydration or exfoliation directly, peptides act as messengers, triggering biological processes that help skin repair itself.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
These messengers can cause muscles in the airways and gut to contract, increase mucus production and boost inflammation.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The name Iris is inspired by the Greek goddess, who is the goddess of messengers and rainbows, also a nod to Schweers’ daughter, who is a double rainbow baby (one born after two losses).
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messengers
Noun
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The combined group will bring together a team of over 30,000 couriers and van drivers, along with 12,000 additional employees, and a fleet of 8,000 vehicles.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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Algorithms map the fastest routes for couriers.—
Kurt Knutsson
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FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With one out and Alex Bregman up with runners on first and second, Chisholm ranged to his left, pivoted and made an accurate throw to shortstop Anthony Volpe off his back foot to turn a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The New York Yankees were tied with the Boston Red Sox, 3-3, in the top of the seventh when Cruz came in with runners on first and second with nobody out.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Messengers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messengers. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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