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
This happens because mast cells build up in your bone marrow and release chemical messengers that increase bone breakdown.
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Brittany Dube, Health, 21 May 2026
But other cosmic messengers exist.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
While SSRIs affect only the neurotransmitter serotonin, tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline and nortriptyline impact both serotonin and norepinephrine and other chemical messengers.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
During REM sleep, both messengers fire together for another burst.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
From vitamin D production to the chemical messengers that keep you focused, early daylight does heavy lifting your coffee maker simply cannot match.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Detectives located him by following the meandering path of laundry, sent to him by his wife, via multiple messengers.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Some journalists draw a line between the government's mounting headaches and its escalating attacks on the messengers of that news.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.
—Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Brittany Dube, Health, 21 May 2026
But other cosmic messengers exist.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
While SSRIs affect only the neurotransmitter serotonin, tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline and nortriptyline impact both serotonin and norepinephrine and other chemical messengers.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
During REM sleep, both messengers fire together for another burst.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
From vitamin D production to the chemical messengers that keep you focused, early daylight does heavy lifting your coffee maker simply cannot match.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Detectives located him by following the meandering path of laundry, sent to him by his wife, via multiple messengers.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Some journalists draw a line between the government's mounting headaches and its escalating attacks on the messengers of that news.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.
—Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messengers
Noun
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Top figures could avoid vulnerable communications, rely on couriers or hardwired systems, and disperse authority before an operation begins.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Instead, messages are passed through a network of couriers created to obscure the supreme leader's location.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The Dodgers eked across a run in the third on a Freddie Freeman groundout with runners on second and third.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Stowers bunted the runners over and Xavier Edwards walked to load the bases.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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“Messengers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messengers. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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