telegraphed

verb

past tense of telegraph
as in airmailed

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  1. mailed
  2. communicated
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  • As a result of the accusation, police mailed letters to around 200 parents that warned them their child could have been abused and asked for information, while therapy clinic Children’s Institute International conducted interviews with students.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As the first ballots are being mailed out to voters for November’s midterm election, there is an enormous amount of uncertainty and confusion about how Americans will vote.
    — Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mailed
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  • The threat was communicated in a letter that was sent by the Interior Department to the Smithsonian's Board of Regents -- the governing body that oversees the institution.
    — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The aircraft also communicated with drones during the mission.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of communicated
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“Telegraphed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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