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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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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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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
His sons, Allen and Leonard, saved the documents, photos, transcripts and correspondence their father gathered during the war years and in the years that followed, when he was summoned to testify at a war crimes trial in Germany.
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
But Blaney ordered him to turn over any correspondence between his office and other agencies involved in the issue, as a way to get to the fuller list.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Since the capacities, powers, and general habits of an animal, must be in correspondence with this part of its organization, when we are acquainted with the form and arrangement of the extremities of an animal, a key is thereby afforded to its entire organisation.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Here’s to the week ahead, and don’t hesitate to reach out with comments, questions, feedback, joy, or the secret correspondence between Musk and Bezos.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 24 Nov. 2024
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
But Blaney ordered him to turn over any correspondence between his office and other agencies involved in the issue, as a way to get to the fuller list.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Since the capacities, powers, and general habits of an animal, must be in correspondence with this part of its organization, when we are acquainted with the form and arrangement of the extremities of an animal, a key is thereby afforded to its entire organisation.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Here’s to the week ahead, and don’t hesitate to reach out with comments, questions, feedback, joy, or the secret correspondence between Musk and Bezos.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondence
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The similarities among these places are real, because Russia, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, and, until now, Syria all belong to an informal network of autocracies.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Law, whose slow-burn performance is unlike any prior role from his four decades on stage and screen, says the similarities between Husk and Mathews as two opposites of the same coin are at the core of The Order’s dramatic tension.Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Three days later, a handful of fans gathered in Elysian Park for a Banda lookalike contest, with seven contestants showing off their resemblance to the bespectacled and heavily tatted Dodgers reliever, who emerged as something of a cult hero this season.Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The two bear a passing resemblance to each other as men with white complexions, beards, and brown hair.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
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Upgrades include improvements to the phone's camera, photos and mail apps.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Many firms will now increase corporate security personnel at offices and residences, deploy enhanced mail screening and focus on public events executives are attending, said Fred Burton, executive director of protective intelligence at Ontic.Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after mailing the letter, he was shot dead on the street by Argentine security services.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Correspondence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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