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or memoranda
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as in notices
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 letters
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 memorandums
The visit, led by officials tied to the White House’s energy policy apparatus, is expected to produce memorandums of understanding covering oil and key minerals such as gold, aluminum and possibly coal.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
As the justices’ memoranda illustrate, West Virginia, North Dakota and several energy companies sued the Obama administration over its Clean Power Plan and sought to block the new, transformative regulation from going into effect.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
The city has signed memorandums of understanding with other law enforcement entities in accordance with California laws to share information, Cortez said.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Sheriff's offices in Laurel, McCracken and Pendleton counties, along with police departments in Hickman, Falmouth and Winchester signed memorandums of agreement with ICE in the first month of the year.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
There are dozens of these interview memorandums.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 2 Jan. 2026
The team pored over 7,000 pages of internal memoranda, technical reports, oral histories, and unpublished documents.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
But like parts of memorandums past, these elements may morph into something more practical, or disappear entirely, in the months after any deal is signed.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Attorneys representing Swift and her co-defendants in a copyright infringement case said a court rule limits motions and accompanying memorandums to 20 pages, unless the court allows the motion to exceed the page limit.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
As the justices’ memoranda illustrate, West Virginia, North Dakota and several energy companies sued the Obama administration over its Clean Power Plan and sought to block the new, transformative regulation from going into effect.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
The city has signed memorandums of understanding with other law enforcement entities in accordance with California laws to share information, Cortez said.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Sheriff's offices in Laurel, McCracken and Pendleton counties, along with police departments in Hickman, Falmouth and Winchester signed memorandums of agreement with ICE in the first month of the year.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
There are dozens of these interview memorandums.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 2 Jan. 2026
The team pored over 7,000 pages of internal memoranda, technical reports, oral histories, and unpublished documents.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
But like parts of memorandums past, these elements may morph into something more practical, or disappear entirely, in the months after any deal is signed.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Attorneys representing Swift and her co-defendants in a copyright infringement case said a court rule limits motions and accompanying memorandums to 20 pages, unless the court allows the motion to exceed the page limit.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandums
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Police officers can run the plates to ensure the registration is current, with the Department of Motor Vehicles sending out notices reminding the owners when payments are due.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The layoffs are scheduled to take effect on July 22 and were described as permanent, the EDD WARN notices show.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Interest in the author’s life can curdle into obsession, as in Henry James’s The Aspern Papers, in which the narrator embraces any deception necessary to acquire the letters of a dead poet.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Tap the letters or the up and down carat on the display line.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Kids ages 9 through 12, the advisory notes, should not operate any e-bike faster than 10 mph.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Zach Thomas brought his fellow linebackers over to his home for film study sessions each week during the season to share his notes on opposing teams and players.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Working alongside Councilmember Ortiz, our District 5 team submitted 28 policy memos within the first 100 days, with 80% approved by the City Council.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The Last Manager Standing newsletter recently scoured the research on layoff memos, earnings calls, and myriad corporate communications, and developed a list of phrases that often precede layoffs.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.—
byDebbie Carlson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
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While hunkered down in the trenches of World War I, a Greek scholar translated some of Paul’s epistles.—
Robin Hoagland,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 May 2025
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Do notations always converge like this on something dominant?—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Some plaintiffs are also asking that all disciplinary notations from their academic files be removed.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Claude took some of the new directives a bit too seriously; suddenly, every fake passage was filled with characters hopping on a horse, or delivering an important package, or running.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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Secretaries were also tasked with identifying repeat audit findings where additional resources would be needed to solve issues, among other directives from the governor.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
28 May 2026
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August 23 – September 22 Clear messages spark teamwork and goodwill.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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Richards vaguely remembers seeing messages on social media around 2016 about Black women embracing their natural hair.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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“Memorandums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorandums. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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