as in dispatch
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of message
Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
First, the burst of the Covid omicron variant prompted the central bank to offer a less-harsh message to the markets.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Paloma Chavez, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
Host regular brainstorming sessions: Encourage your team to share creative ideas to reach your audience through new channels.
Test and learn: Experiment with different platforms, content formats and messaging styles to determine what resonates best with your audience.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Newcastle went into January looking to sell at least one squad player to aid their PSR position and the persistent message from late November onwards was that securing incomings would be very difficult and highly unlikely.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
First, the burst of the Covid omicron variant prompted the central bank to offer a less-harsh message to the markets.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
In 2023, Benjamin Coney, 30, and Emily Grace Brinley, 26, both from Conway, messaged an undercover FBI agent posing as a mom of two girls, according to a Jan. 16 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas.
—Paloma Chavez, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
Host regular brainstorming sessions: Encourage your team to share creative ideas to reach your audience through new channels.
Test and learn: Experiment with different platforms, content formats and messaging styles to determine what resonates best with your audience.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for message
Noun
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Monday, dispatch received another call of a man passed out in a stairwell of an apartment complex on 52nd Street, located just behind the building where the original fight was reported, Dungan said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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No one was hurt in the incident, which happened just after 4 p.m. on Feb. 10 at Portage Lake, Alaska State Troopers wrote in a dispatch posted online.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Newsweek has contacted @meimonstaa via TikTok for comment.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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For more information, contact Caleb Haydock at 224-833-1567 or chaydock@eastdundee.net.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After more than a decade of trauma for the parents and a pair of lawsuits, Dr. Osbourne finally walked back the controversial suicide finding in a letter to a Pennsylvania court last month.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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His wife and mother of his child, would-be employers and mentors and a representative from anti-gun violence program Save Our Streets all wrote letters to the judge.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Both Democrats and Republicans have broadly agreed that the current immigration system is in need of reform, though approaches to the issue vary widely.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The girl had seen police approach her father in the street outside their safe house in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and ran to confront them.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For example, if your manager suggests improving your communication skills, don’t just acknowledge it—take a public speaking course, refine your emails, or ask for mentorship.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Fed chair also said the central bank has launched a second review of its policy strategies and its communications tools.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Alternatively, people can board the Muni N Judah train at 4th Street and King Street near the Caltrain station and get off at Montgomery Street to the BART station.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Alice Independent School District in South Texas warned parents on Wednesday that U.S. Border Patrol agents may board school buses to conduct immigration checks on students traveling for extracurricular activities, potentially resulting in detention or deportation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ward-Prowse would go on to have a solid debut season, with seven goals and 11 assists in 51 appearances, but there were more reports of a rift between manager and technical director.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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In late December, the filmmaker shared a link to the Times report on Lively’s Dec. 20 filing.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Other information, like the current score and time, is communicated on different parts of the OneCourt.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2025
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Signal is one of a number of relatively simple tools that can be used not only to help keep secure conversations with reporters, but also for communicating with colleagues when not discussing work projects, researching legal resources or even chatting with friends.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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