plural DMs
: a private message sent on social media to a specific individual or group
However, Sadie Stanley was ultimately cast as Kim, and Madelaine even sent her an encouraging DM about her new role.—
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DM
verb
DMed; DMing; DMs
Women around the world DMed Robbie and Sarah saying how much the couple's love inspired them.
—Rebecca Jennings
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deutsche mark
decimeter
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Payal Uttam, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
From Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra to Bobby Flay and Kristin Cavallari, these celebrities felt no shame in the DM game (and in some cases, a spark turned into a flame)
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A match made in... DMs?!
—Julia Emmanuele, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
By contrast, Mantell’s characters are surrounded by unaddressed blips in internal logic — if the show were a Dungeons & Dragons game, the players would be endlessly riding the DM about loose ends and loopholes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Within hours, the organization Swifties 4 Kamala was born, cobbled together in a group DM on Twitter, and made up of fellow Swifties who had reached out to Medrano after seeing his tweet.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
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Martin Aguilera, partner at Sao Paulo gallery Mendes Wood DM, for instance, visited Japan several times to secure an exhibition for Brazilian artist Lucas Arruda at the famed Daitoku-ji Temple this year.
—Payal Uttam, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
From Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra to Bobby Flay and Kristin Cavallari, these celebrities felt no shame in the DM game (and in some cases, a spark turned into a flame)
Comments
A match made in... DMs?!
—Julia Emmanuele, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
By contrast, Mantell’s characters are surrounded by unaddressed blips in internal logic — if the show were a Dungeons & Dragons game, the players would be endlessly riding the DM about loose ends and loopholes.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Within hours, the organization Swifties 4 Kamala was born, cobbled together in a group DM on Twitter, and made up of fellow Swifties who had reached out to Medrano after seeing his tweet.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
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“DM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DM. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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