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as in notice
a written communication giving information or directions
I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy
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as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location
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Recent Examples of memorandum
In December 2022, leaders from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, and Romania signed a memorandum of understanding on developing the green corridor.
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IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
Hopefully, in other cases people can get internal memoranda and understand why they have been targeted.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Tayler has prepared a memorandum of every way Tyler has messed up.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
And that discovery ties to another provocative revelation in the agency’s memorandum.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
Hopefully, in other cases people can get internal memoranda and understand why they have been targeted.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Tayler has prepared a memorandum of every way Tyler has messed up.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
And that discovery ties to another provocative revelation in the agency’s memorandum.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandum
Noun
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Never having taken the slightest notice of football before, now I was smitten.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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The efforts have already garnered notice from the Long Run, another Global Vision Award winner, which advises lodges worldwide on how to best implement sustainability practices.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the show, viewers will see a letter from Jesperson mailed to Moore.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Dozens of Democratic members of Congress also sent a letter to Dudek, asking him to reconsider the change.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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His opening monologue, which was light on politics and A-list star barbs, earned laughs and O'Brien hit all the right notes, keeping the nearly four-hour show moving through the night.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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As the press release for the special notes, Baldoni countersued in January.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Tin’s attorney, Harris, said in a sentencing memo that his client agreed to receive box turtles that would be shipped illegally from New York and New Jersey to his home in Hong Kong.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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The memo was sent out by the human resources executive from USAGM on Saturday morning.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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Deploying drawings, diagrams, musical notation, text, wall painting, and video, Kim explores how sound, silence, and oral language are social-political currencies that place the deaf at a constant disadvantage, in areas ranging from motherhood to politics.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, teens can study the theoretical elements of music including sound, pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, and notation.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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Now, five years after the declaration of a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and three years past seeing how torturous a death the virus can bring, Shaver says the experience gave her a new perspective on life.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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As such, the doc is also a declaration of love for the Ukrainian people, their spirit, and their resilience.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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The false links contain appropriate meta directives to prevent search engine indexing while remaining attractive to data-scraping bots.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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Leading to the Hornets winning three of their last six games, with Lee’s directives resonating.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Memorandum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorandum. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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