Thesaurus results for MESSAGE

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noun

ˈme-sij

Definition of message

as in dispatch

a piece of conveyed information answered the phone and took a message

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Recent Examples of message

Noun

To leave a voice comment, users can tap the microphone icon in the comment box and record a message up to 60 seconds long. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Talarico’s chief of staff reported the threatening messages to DPS. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Verb

To be fair, Holland had a good reason to message the footballer. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 July 2026 And the split between El-Sayed and Stevens on AI and data centers could be a test case for Democrats on how to message on the issue going forward. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for message

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Noun

Placer County sheriff’s deputies responding to the crash reported hearing small explosions from an eastbound vehicle carrying fuel that was involved in the collision, according to the dispatch logs.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
You’d address dispatch speed, delivery guarantees and the operational reality of your fulfillment process.

— Joshua George, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispatch

Verb

Most representatives for the celebrity jet owners contacted by The Times declined to comment on the record.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
According to the Justice Department complaint, the Kansas City district’s guidance says that a student or their parents should contact the school if a student is transgender or gender-nonconforming and is seeking any related accommodations.

— Daniella Silva, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of contact

Noun

But the lobbyist has doubled down on her criticism of McCuskey in a recent letter to Illinois’ four top legislative leaders and obtained by the Tribune.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
White formally declared for the draft in a letter sent to the WNBA league office by his attorney, former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz.

— Jackson Thompson , Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of letter

Verb

While the weather forecast does not project any kind of heat wave this week, temperatures on the surface of the Open’s acrylic-on-asphalt hard courts can approach 120 degrees after hours of direct sunlight.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to strengthen and could approach hurricane strength before making landfall.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

BlackBerry sells encrypted and secure communications products to customers like governments.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The growing use of digital channels has made communication another part of how prospective patients encounter a medical practice.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of communication

Verb

Hanway Films has boarded Luca Guadagnino‘s Bernardo Bertolucci documentary Joie De Vivre, which debuts at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
The judge ruled the city is authorized to address the nuisance conditions, either by boarding up buildings or demolishing them, and instructed Olive Park’s owners to reimburse the city for the work.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of board

Noun

Some Republicans have expressed alarm about the findings in the report, which was filed under seal and withheld from the public by the courts.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of report

Verb

Public health must therefore communicate uncertainty without creating confusion.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Our embassies in Beijing and Kathmandu are working 24/7 in terms of communicating and coordinating with local officials, trying to get that reliable information.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of communicate

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