communications

noun

plural of communication
as in messages
a piece of conveyed information the latest communication from the crew of the space station

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Recent Examples of communications The Navy needs an aircraft capable of supporting specialized communications hardware during extended operations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 When filing may be premature Document the loss and the policy issue first, then pull together the communications that show where the insurer stood. — Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 His go-it-alone attitude, in everything from Vatican diplomacy to communications, extended to his view of doctors. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 And many Trump detractors have drawn parallels to Anthony Scaramucci’s infamous 11-day stint as White House communications director in 2017. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 That changes where communications belongs in the decision-making process. — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communications
  1. messages
  2. dispatches
Noun
  • Though postponed, the 73-year-old musician knew the band’s messages would land with as much timeliness as ever.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The bulk of the population actually engages in a rather high volume of daily digital reading--captions, emails, text and chat messages, news feeds, search results, etc.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of messages
Noun
  • Ada Scott, an elderly reporter who was close to retirement, regularly wrote glowing dispatches about Puente in the 1960s for The East Yolo Record, a newspaper that operated in what is now West Sacramento.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the spirit of snacking, here are bite-sized dispatches from some of the Vogue team’s favorite foods at fashion week.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispatches

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“Communications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communications. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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