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plural of note
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as in memos
a usually brief written reminder I'll make a note to myself so I don't forget to pick up some milk on the way home

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as in letters
a message on paper from one person or group to another write a friendly note to the neighbors asking them to keep the noise down

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Recent Examples of notes
Verb
Today, his hair cropped shorter and greying, Ingalbee notes that many of those towering, old growth trees, their bark cloaked in moss, have burned in recent wildfires. — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026 The Exit Planning Institute notes a typical owner has around 80% of their net worth tied up in the business. — Ron Smith, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Shimizu notes that everyone carries a different idea of what cinema is, and that films made with a theater in mind are becoming unfamiliar to many. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 At Heidrick, Warga notes that CEOs are requesting HR chiefs who are creative problem solvers, intellectually curious, and have a product mindset. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 Through the Eaton fire in nearby Altadena and today’s economic uncertainty — Sigsby notes the first Monday means everyone’s just paid rent — the Fable has continued to offer that space. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Ohio State Health & Discovery notes that one ounce of pistachios contains about 25 percent of your daily value of vitamin B6, which the body needs to produce serotonin and melatonin. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026 The Pentagon report notes that the object's speed was estimated by witnesses rather than measured by instruments. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Lindsey Burnett, a urogynecologist and assistant professor at UC San Diego who co-authored the study, notes that lower urinary tract symptoms that look and feel like a UTI can be caused by things other than bacteria. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
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Investigators said the notes contained distinctive writing patterns and asked anyone who recognized the style to contact authorities. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 As Tom’s Hardware notes, users have already suggested that would-be game cloners could simply pivot to Chinese, open-weight or local LLMs if companies like Anthropic block their recreation plans. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026 The candle, one of six offered by Xinú in addition to its range of eaux de parfum and body care products, is infused with notes of lime, cedarwood, tuberose and moss. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026 The notes from his stump speech that draw the loudest applause can drive the neutral observer to mild psychosis. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026 In detailed notes for one of those cases, ORR staff wrote that a pregnant 12-year-old girl was transferred from the Rio Grande Valley to a shelter in New York on the recommendation of ORR's division of health. — Mark Betancourt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026 The manuscript also has numerous other scribbles and notes, especially jottings of names of people in medieval times who stopped by to see the massive book and its Devil. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 As Stern notes, some chemotherapeutics can damage the nail bed as well. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2026 That day, the Star’s winning pull was Hall’s pick; Torino22, with top notes of bergamot, saffron, eucalyptus, heart notes of clary sage, mate, guaiac wood and bottom notes of musk and dry woods. — Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notes
Verb
  • Davis’s letter follows a separate ethics complaint filed by a conservative watchdog group to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over Slotkin’s University of Chicago remarks, first reported by the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The nylon backpack from 1984, also on display, is still in stores today, remarks Guerra.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor behind Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died Sunday at his home as a result of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Updating the job description records the new responsibilities.
    — Dr. Jay R. Harrison, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Andrew Taylor-Parr, the image director for Comme des Garçons (who actually lives in the Barbican), notices the appeal of raw materials and strong form against the modern backdrop of visual noise and commercial polish.
    — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Officials urged anyone who notices suspicious signs of infestation to report them immediately.
    — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Kim’s campaign website mentions public models in New Zealand, France and Spain as examples the state could use as inspiration.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Much of the advertising for the measure just mentions the gender-affirming care ban, which would go into the state constitution to strengthen bans already in state law.
    — Jahd Khalil, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • The humanoid project follows Meta’s acquisition of Assured Robot Intelligence, a company specializing in robot learning and artificial intelligence.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The opening follows a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday that marked the completion of new trails, parking and visitor facilities.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
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  • Most of Mack’s official correspondence in his new job – which includes speeches, letters and memos — has likely been written by AI, according to a Miami Herald analysis using the company Pangram’s AI writing detection software.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The league issued memos to its sportsbooks partners and all 30 teams restricting bets that are easy for an individual player to manipulate.
    — Josh Appel, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
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  • On Monday, prosecutors sent similar letters to every county in the state, including Sacramento.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Huang’s ideas concerned two formulas that appeared in Ramanujan’s letters and are now known as the Rogers-Ramanujan identities.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • Alarmed by the cries, Sita urges Lakshmana to go to Rama’s aid.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Her friend’s cries mixed with the sound of police car sirens before officers arrived and escorted students and staff out the building.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

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“Notes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notes. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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