as in dispatch
a piece of conveyed information
answered the phone and took a message
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Recent Examples of message
Elliot Cosgrove, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The message wasn’t always subtle.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Instead of having several days to get used to the complexities of a forecast and prepare the public, governors and mayors only had about two days to message the increasing seriousness of this event.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
But vetoing the bill outright, rather than working to refine it, sends the wrong message — and leaves a gaping hole in protections that are urgently needed.
—Elliot Cosgrove, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The message wasn’t always subtle.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
United States Courts Facebook’s 2018 presentation on Bell shows how teen users would have been able to message anyone in their school, organize events on the platform and create class or club-based group chats similar to the apps Discord and Slack.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Instead of having several days to get used to the complexities of a forecast and prepare the public, governors and mayors only had about two days to message the increasing seriousness of this event.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for message
Noun
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Additional officers responded to the shots fired after dispatch received several calls reporting potential gunfire near Payne Street, Dewey Avenue and the nearby surrounding area, according to the police report.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Once a baby is left in the box device, alerts are sent to staff and to 911 dispatch centers.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Anyone with information is urged to contact Garner Police Investigations at 919-772-8810.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Anyone with information has been asked to contact Det.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a letter to senators earlier this year, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that between January and November of last year, 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 were removed from the country.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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His mother’s family has a history of males whose names begin with the letter R.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan posted to X Thursday that some parts of the country are starting to approach new all-time records for gas prices.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The human cost of finding and exploiting bugs may approach zero, but fixing them won’t.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of the most interesting evidence was gleaned from e-mail communications between McGovern and other members of the Kinahan cartel.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The indictment alleges that after the NIH terminated a bat coronavirus grant to EcoHealth Alliance, Morens and co-conspirators pledged to help restore the grant and used back-channel communications to influence NIH funding decisions while deliberately avoiding transparency requirements.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The robber boarded his car at Fairmount and Cantey and stuck a gun in Wynofsky’s face.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2026
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Santiago's case gained national attention after she was detained by Customs and Border Protection officers while boarding a domestic flight at the El Paso airport in August.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Officers were called to the Weinberg Housing and Resource Center at 620 Fallsway in Baltimore City on April 6 for a report of an armed person involved in an assault.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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The singer, 44, was pulled over by the CHP while driving a black BMW 430i after dispatchers received reports of the vehicle being driven erratically and at high speeds.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The four workers must watch the security cameras on a monitor, fill out an event log, communicate via walkie-talkie and track down several missing items in the van.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the conflict, objectives have been poorly defined and inconsistently communicated.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/message. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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