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as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book
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as in memorandum
a written communication giving information or directions
the visiting leader received a series of urgent memos from the country's ambassador prior to the summit
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Recent Examples of memo
Walmart is eliminating members of its Global Tech team in an effort to increase efficiency, the company said in a memo to employees on Wednesday.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Levine Cava announced White’s hire in a memo released Tuesday.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The memo also contradicted Mr. Kent’s premise, in the March 24 email, that Venezuela’s government was deliberately sending migrants to the United States, bad actors or otherwise.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 21 May 2025
No guards were prosecuted for smuggling in phones or colluding with gang leaders, the lawyers noted in a sentencing memo.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Levine Cava announced White’s hire in a memo released Tuesday.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The memo also contradicted Mr. Kent’s premise, in the March 24 email, that Venezuela’s government was deliberately sending migrants to the United States, bad actors or otherwise.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 21 May 2025
No guards were prosecuted for smuggling in phones or colluding with gang leaders, the lawyers noted in a sentencing memo.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memo
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Allen sent a letter detailing the violations to St. Hope administrators July 26, giving them 30 days to respond with a plan to remedy the violations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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For example, the museum obtained a letter written by Grace Thorpe to her mother during World War II because someone had found it in an antique shop.—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small.—
Andrea Kane,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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International arrivals to the U.S. are expected to fall about 9% this year, Aran Ryan, director of industry studies at Tourism Economics, part of Oxford Economics, wrote in a research note last week.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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On the other hand, the judicial-proceedings privilege would protect the statements made in the unsealed memorandum that was filed with the Hennepin County court.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Duckworth criticized ongoing coordination issues between the FAA and the Department of Defense near DCA and pressed the FAA to provide a copy of the relevant memorandum.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 May 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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Even a basic grounding in musical notation can transform a child’s sense of what can be communicated to another human being, especially—and this is crucial—if notation is treated as a tool of creativity rather than simply an unpleasant test of the ability to play all the right notes or else.—
Matthew Aucoin,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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There’s a growing disconnect between how these cases are decided — by academically analyzing briefs, bar lines, and musical notation — versus how audiences actually experience music.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Minutes after the ruling, the Trump Administration filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Wednesday’s notice is in line with those regulations.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memo. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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