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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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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
The document notes that the demographic makeup of each potential zone is not necessarily the same as the makeup of the LRSD students in that zone. Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 But the new report notes that the AI agents spent considerably more time on this message board discussing those cybersecurity challenges that were extremely difficult, suggesting the agents had a high motivation to solve them. Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Bedford and Iranikhah will each receive a $20,000 cash prize and a script notes session with a professional writer. Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Qizhong George Guo, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rutgers University, notes that there are plenty of small habits that can add up to significant drops in water usage. Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Maxell also notes that wireless charging may not work with every enclosure material. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 In the episode when the Duffys visit Harvard, Paloma’s older sister Evita calmly notes that she herself was canceled for her beliefs while attending University of Chicago. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Haam notes that while his gallery has raised its international profile, sales were stronger in 2021 and works have become increasingly difficult to move on the secondary market. Payal Uttam, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Brennan notes that the centralized visibility provides insights into costs. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
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Preserve messages and notes about what happened and check whether clean backups are available. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 As Madrid has grown into a tourist hot spot, foreign visitors are also snatching up his fans, which Llerandi notes are more reliable than their portable, electric counterparts. ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 See the full letter (also posted online here with notes) and list of signatories below. Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 The fragrance features top notes of bergamot, basil and saffron, with mid notes of wild fig, agarwood, pinot noir accord and base notes of incense, papyrus and black amber. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The ambery musk and pink pepper notes blend beautifully to create a uniquely gourmand fragrance that’s unlike anything else in my collection. Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026 Fans have placed flowers, handwritten notes, candles and other mementos honoring Parton. Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 Getting 30 minutes of exercise every day, UCLA Health notes, puts a person ahead of roughly 25% of Americans who don’t get any exercise at all. Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Stülpnagel drops in, makes vague, benevolent pronouncements, and asks Frank to hide little notes for fellow anti-Hitler plotters. David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notes
Verb
  • As Hythlodaeus remarks, the political thinkers of the time would dismiss the whole thing as nonsense.
    Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Other educators have gotten fired or reprimanded in recent years over anti-Trump and anti-Israel remarks.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Defensive player of the week Senior defensive back/wide receiver Luke Sickmeir records two of Wauconda’s four interceptions and six tackles — and also makes a touchdown catch — in a 32-21 nonconference win over Hinsdale South.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of capturing screenshots or screen recordings, OpenAI says Computer History records interaction events.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Then, as Pike prepares to hand over the bridge to Lieutenant Rahda (Abinaya Sivakumaran), his replacement notices a slight shift in the ship’s trajectory.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When the job takes her to an eastern Colorado cattle ranch, Jane notices that the family’s young daughter has precocious breast development as a result of the hormones the operation uses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Interestingly enough, facing the terrors of the world head-on is something that Danny mentions to Alice, too.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The document mentions Araujo could be extradited to face a jury.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The 12-episode series – produced by Studio Dragon and released as a TVING original on CJ ENM‘s Korean streaming platform – follows Kang Seong-jae, played by Park Ji-hoon, a young man who joins the military to escape a difficult reality.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
  • White Pony ranks as the group’s second-longest-running effort with 40 frames somewhere on the tally, while Koi No Yokan follows with 15.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Last year’s military memos detail a delicate pushback that may preserve at least the framework of the civilian security campaign.
    Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Applied to briefs, memos and case analyses, firms have a defensible claim over the underlying materials from which an AI could be trained.
    Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • His letters bring him rushing onto the page—needy and self-mocking, jealous yet helplessly in love.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Historians have gleaned information from journals, letters and diaries, about their dialect.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This seven-year-old girl pulled from the rubble after rescue workers heard her cries.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Like with Yates, there have been cries of outrage at Clancy's actions.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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

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