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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
The executive order and memorandum included explicit tools for staff reduction including a general standard that no more than one employee should be hired for every four employees that depart, removing underperforming employees, and allowing term or temporary positions to expire without renewal.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2025
Tuesday’s press release states that the new memorandum of understanding will be made publicly available at a later date.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The memorandum of understanding also notes that the team and the county have a mutual desire to work toward a long-term lease agreement by June 30.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Soon after Trump entered office, a DOJ memorandum ordered its attorneys to freeze their work on consent decrees.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2025
Tuesday’s press release states that the new memorandum of understanding will be made publicly available at a later date.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The memorandum of understanding also notes that the team and the county have a mutual desire to work toward a long-term lease agreement by June 30.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Soon after Trump entered office, a DOJ memorandum ordered its attorneys to freeze their work on consent decrees.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandum
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The first notice came in the form of an executive order.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Some facilities report workers staying home out of fear, while others scramble to fill shifts with little notice.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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In his letter to Nessel, Runestad pointed to a recent criminal case involving an employee of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Mayes wrote a letter last year to the BIA and its parent agency, the U.S. Department of the Interior, asking officials to fund crucial grid reliability updates as soon as possible and provide cooling centers and ice giveaways during power disruptions, among other actions.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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With those savory, salty notes, coastal gins lend a beautiful twist to the classic G&T or anything citrus.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Medium-full, with excellent concentration, very good acidity, well- integrated wood notes, rich tannins and significant persistence.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Trump has faced intense backlash since the Department of Justice released a memo July 7 attempting to close the book on the Epstein case.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Patently, the memo minimized Obama’s role, shifting primary responsibility for the probe to FBI Director James Comey.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 July 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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Comparing these numbers, the familiar decimal notation is the most efficient by far: only two digits are needed to write down 17, which could be advantageous for a computer.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
18 July 2025
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When Paddy was singing his vocal lines, Thomas was very good at taking the best elements from each delivery of a line, not just the notation, not just the phrasing, but also the meaning.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Bad Bunny's new album, in addition to being a musical phenomenon, is a declaration of principles – a love letter to his homeland.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Neither the Sheriff’s Office nor county officials would discuss the sworn declarations, which were taken earlier this week and shared with the legal team defending an ongoing class action lawsuit on Friday.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Training programs help developers and operators understand how policy directives are translated into runtime behavior, thereby fostering confidence in the agility framework.—
Dave Krauthamer,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The letter says the funding pause goes against the Trump administration’s directive to send education back to the states.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
16 July 2025
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“Memorandum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorandum. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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