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noun

plural of message
as in dispatches
a piece of conveyed information answered the phone and took a message

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verb

present tense third-person singular of message
as in contacts

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Recent Examples of messages
Noun
Commonly used to carry messages, pigeons became less useful to people after World War II as radio, telephone and other electronic communications became reliable. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 The controller was having trouble hearing the pilots and asked them to repeat their messages, including altitude, several times, according to the audio. — Anselm Gibbs, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 That can include messages, emails and other private communications. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 SoftBank teams sent messages, made calls, browsed the web and played video outdoors, under trees and indoors. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 In the days immediately following Pope Francis' death, messages from friends poured into Cardinal Robert Prevost's phone. — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 In additional Snapchat messages obtained by CNN, Doe is shown in an image in a room at the fraternity house. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 Authorities sent emergency warning messages through cellphones, the government said. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Conversations that matter cannot always be squeezed between routine updates or held while participants respond to messages and watch the clock. — Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
  1. dispatches
  2. contacts
  3. letters
  4. boards
  5. communications
  6. approaches
  7. reports
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
Verb
  • Sometimes the operators already know about the leaks and are fixing them when the state air agency contacts them, according to the state’s dashboard.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Never give a one-time passcode to someone who contacts you unexpectedly.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of contacts
Noun
  • Boutrous, though, noted that the letters were sent off days after the ban was already implemented and the media outlets filed suit.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, in her private letters with women, this intimate dimension comes alive.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of letters
Verb
  • Nobody boards the bus expecting to become an accounting entry.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Susana Cabrera, Founder of SC Growth Counsel, helps CEOs and boards pressure-test high-stakes decisions before committing capital.
    — Susana Cabrera, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of boards
Noun
  • Commonly used to carry messages, pigeons became less useful to people after World War II as radio, telephone and other electronic communications became reliable.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Residents say Ethiopian federal forces retook Mekelle’s airport from Tigrayan fighters, but communications blackouts and fear of reprisals have left unclear who controls Tigray’s capital city.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of communications
Verb
  • One day, after Pi-o performs at a hospital, a doctor approaches him to ask how Jeong-yo is doing.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Venice activation will also serve as a test for how Tower 28 approaches physical community experiences going forward.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • Multiple local hospitals in Irkutsk were closed and placed under a three-week quarantine, according to reports.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • News reports have revealed incidents involving other websites that OpenAI had not publicly disclosed.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of reports

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“Messages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messages. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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