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

Still, Conklin’s main message is that the tool is free, available and supported by millions of dollars in computing resources devoted to training it. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 July 2026 Even if this implausible interpretation were correct, Comey’s message would not be a crime. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Verb

On June 29, Meta’s WhatsApp blog announced that its three billion-plus users would soon be able to create a unique username and use it to message people without ever revealing their phone number. — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The movie asks whether young Bonnie should spend less time playing games, watching content, and messaging her friends on a tablet called Lilypad and more time interacting with those same friends—or, perhaps, better, more genuine ones—outside. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for message

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Noun

The caller told dispatch that the animals’ owner had left Texas weeks prior, hadn’t returned and left the dogs to fend for themselves.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
The records include audio recordings of emergency dispatch calls, along with emails and text messages from high-ranking police officials.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of dispatch

Verb

Several attempts to contact his ex-wife over multiple days were unsuccessful.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
If cardholders believe their EBT benefits have been stolen, the county advises them to call the customer service number on the back of their card and change their PIN immediately or contact the county directly at 1-800-560-0976.

— Vince Basada July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of contact

Noun

Mark Zuckerberg, then Facebook’s chief executive, used the now-infamous line in a February 2012 investor letter.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Over the weekend, Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, reaffirmed the country’s support for Hezbollah in a letter addressed to its leader Naim Qassem.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of letter

Verb

With the rise of modern conservatism in the ’70s and ’80s, Main said influential figures on the right began to approach politics as war.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
In 2006, an associate of Leto’s approached a 17-year-old backstage at a Thirty Seconds to Mars concert and took her phone number for the musician, then 34.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

Nebraska officials said their average wait time is 10 minutes, and Gonshorowski said his team is meeting on a near-weekly basis with federal officials to make improvements to the state's outreach and communication efforts.

— Julie Wernau, NPR, 31 July 2026
Instead, it is designed to operate as the command platform of a networked combat system that includes autonomous drones, satellites, airborne sensors, and advanced communication networks.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of communication

Verb

The Jayhawks defeated Wichita State on Monday in Wichita, drove back to Lawrence on Tuesday morning, then boarded the bus for Lexington late Tuesday afternoon.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
In May 1943 a musician with the birth name McKinley Morganfield and the nickname Muddy Waters boarded a train in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of board

Noun

New images circulating online appear to show what defense analysts believe is the fifth prototype of China’s sixth-generation J-36 fighter jet, according to a report.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Associated Press journalists Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan in Jakarta, Indonesia, contributed to this report.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of report

Verb

All three members of the Communications task force appears to favor communicating with less precision and greater discipline.

— David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
For two decades she's turned the science of human behavior into practical tools that help people communicate with confidence.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of communicate

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