1
as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common
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2
as in resemblance
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the best friends' correspondence in looks is so striking that they could pass for twins
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3
as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author
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Recent Examples of correspondence
Given their email correspondence and OpenAI’s subsequent silence, Ruby-Sachs was taken aback by OpenAI’s subpoena in early September.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
More important still was Dollarhyde’s dark humor, also drawn from Mann’s correspondence with someone who had truly been capable of such crimes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
As for Fergie, her own online correspondence with Epstein has also come under recent scrutiny.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
His personal correspondence, however, makes these views very clear.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
More important still was Dollarhyde’s dark humor, also drawn from Mann’s correspondence with someone who had truly been capable of such crimes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
As for Fergie, her own online correspondence with Epstein has also come under recent scrutiny.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
His personal correspondence, however, makes these views very clear.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondence
Noun
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The trio could be a modern take on Sex and the City, but their passions for fashion and raunchy recaps are where the similarities end.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Due to their nutritional similarities, the choice between pumpkin and summer squash may come down to your personal taste preferences.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Joyce's nebula scene captures the expanding shell of the supernova remnant CTB 1, also known as both the Garlic Nebula and the Medulla Nebula for its resemblance to both the bulbous plant and the human brain.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rob even shared a photo of Dream wearing one of his childhood shirts in 2021, and the resemblance was uncanny.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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They were charged in a 39-count indictment that included conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The bill emerged from a compromise with the Democratic assembly leader, who sought to expand the use of drop boxes for mail ballots.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the letter calls on Congressional support for the European Union to overturn its ban on Sulfuryl Fluoride, a pesticide used to fumigate Southern Yellow Pine wood chips on breakbulk cargo ships.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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The European clinical trial, involving researchers from UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital, found that 84% of participants could once again recognize letters, numbers, and words using the device.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Correspondence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondence. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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