messaging

verb

present participle of message
as in contacting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messaging
  1. contacting
  2. communicating
  3. boarding
  4. approaching
Verb
  • The teacher was immediately placed on leave and prohibited from being on district property or contacting students, North Penn officials said in a statement posted on the school system's website.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For individual medical or law enforcement needs, the State Department recommends contacting local emergency services.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of contacting
Verb
  • Finland, Israel, and Ukraine have long traditions of developing strategic plans and communicating to their publics about homeland threats.
    — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In 2021, Technoblade revealed his cancer diagnosis and continued communicating with fans throughout treatment with the humor and resilience that defined him.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of communicating
Verb
  • The spokesperson clarified that the child was not boarding a bus or crossing to catch a bus at the stop, but did not provide additional details about what was going on at the time.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Passengers were seen deplaning via stairs and boarding a bus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of boarding
Verb
  • Edouard is approaching the same region impacted by Tropical Storm Arthur in June and Tropical Storm Bertha in July.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This coexistence of the everyday and the extraordinary suggested to me a cinematic way of approaching death – not as a spectacular intrusion, but as a presence that slowly infiltrates daily life.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of approaching
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“Messaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messaging. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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