as in dispatches
a piece of conveyed information answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of messages
Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 That’s the crowd advertisers in news programming see as most likely to heed marketing messages and product pitches. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 May 2026 Yet the emails, texts and social media messages can be critical to investigations and for victim safety, said the official, Sarah Sabri. —Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 1 May 2026 Exactly one year later, in 2024, Mayers again got 15 calls in the early morning with the same messages. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 May 2026 The museum published an email address to which queries could be sent; the Art Newspaper reports that messages sent to that address bounced back. —News Desk, Artforum, 1 May 2026 Cell phone records and Facebook messages appeared to show Turentine and Edwards headed to Arkansas, then New Orleans after the shooting. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026 Expect sudden messages or changes in plans. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 Google, LinkedIn and Wikipedia are among hundreds of websites and apps where Meta plans to capture employee keystrokes and mouse clicks as part of a project to train its artificial intelligence models, according to internal messages viewed by CNBC. —Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
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That includes describing specific campaign messages suitable for advertising or attacking opponents, sometimes highlighted in a literal red box. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 That’s the crowd advertisers in news programming see as most likely to heed marketing messages and product pitches. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 May 2026 Yet the emails, texts and social media messages can be critical to investigations and for victim safety, said the official, Sarah Sabri. —Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 1 May 2026 Exactly one year later, in 2024, Mayers again got 15 calls in the early morning with the same messages. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 May 2026 The museum published an email address to which queries could be sent; the Art Newspaper reports that messages sent to that address bounced back. —News Desk, Artforum, 1 May 2026 Cell phone records and Facebook messages appeared to show Turentine and Edwards headed to Arkansas, then New Orleans after the shooting. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026 Expect sudden messages or changes in plans. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 Google, LinkedIn and Wikipedia are among hundreds of websites and apps where Meta plans to capture employee keystrokes and mouse clicks as part of a project to train its artificial intelligence models, according to internal messages viewed by CNBC. —Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messages
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Media outlets deploy squads of writers, videographers and social editors to produce a steady stream of clips and dispatches, the kind of coverage that now determines their relevance as much as their reporting.— Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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That might mean a deeper look at a single story that’s easy to miss in the daily churn, perspective on how the weather is changing or dispatches from my colleagues around the world.— Angela Fritz, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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For most mammals, water quickly penetrates wet fur and directly contacts the skin, eliminating the coat’s key benefit.— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
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The next time Ray contacts you (hopefully sober), tell him there is nothing more to work out.— Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
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In 1933, a writer for this magazine visited Saliger and reviewed letters from satisfied customers.— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
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In bold letters in his order, Vera said the government was barred from removing Romero León to Mexico.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Iván de los Ángeles Arias, a 44-year-old boat pilot, often boards the boat for a five-minute ride across the Bay of Havana, keeping his car at home for emergency use only.— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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The pre-vetting process, in practice, looks like virtual previews, FaceTime walkthroughs, and detailed property packages sent before a client ever boards a plane to visit the home, Julian said.— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
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Cohosts on the view range from age 36 (former White House strategic communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin) to 83 (actress-comedian Joy Behar).— Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 May 2026
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Her fury at Helios employees being treated so shabbily is matched only by her disbelief at Ger and his crew’s recklessness in allowing the consoles monitoring and controlling all of Happy Valley’s life-support systems and communications with the Titan mission unstaffed.— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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Additional storm development is also possible across the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic as an upper-level system approaches from the west.— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
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As a courtroom showdown between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively approaches next month, lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before a federal judge.— Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
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So far, 16 partial reports have been posted to the department’s website.— Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Harnik | Getty Images A law enforcement officer responds following reports of a shooting during the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington, DC, US on Saturday, April 25, 2026.— Terri Cullen,Adam Jeffery, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Messages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/messages. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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