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a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
a White House communiqué
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Recent Examples of communiqué
Despite the tensions, diplomats from the U.S., Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan signed off on a final communique after hours of late-night negotiations.
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arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In 1979, to further placate Beijing and improve ties, the U.S. formally switched diplomatic relations with China from the ROC to the PRC, through another joint communique.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
The opposition, for example, insists that as the parties agreed on in the Vienna communique and UNSC Resolution 2254, Washington must pressure the regime to release prisoners, lift sieges, and stop bombing civilian areas.
—Bassam Barabandi, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2016
Bashar Assad released a statement on the collapse of his country last week — his first communique since losing control.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The final communique also called out China’s aid to Russia with strong language, reflecting an ability to broaden hard-nosed US concerns about Chinese behavior to European allies that are not always willing to risk Beijing’s ire.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 12 July 2024
Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals are among those arrested in recent months, according to Internal Security Agency communiques.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
For all that foreign policy is commonly understood to be the province of officials and diplomats—consultations, negotiations, communiques, démarches, summits, and more—foreign policy by example is no less real.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
So while Iran seems to be messaging that today's attack could certainly have been worse, others may view their communiques as open threats of escalation.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In 1979, to further placate Beijing and improve ties, the U.S. formally switched diplomatic relations with China from the ROC to the PRC, through another joint communique.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
The opposition, for example, insists that as the parties agreed on in the Vienna communique and UNSC Resolution 2254, Washington must pressure the regime to release prisoners, lift sieges, and stop bombing civilian areas.
—Bassam Barabandi, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2016
Bashar Assad released a statement on the collapse of his country last week — his first communique since losing control.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The final communique also called out China’s aid to Russia with strong language, reflecting an ability to broaden hard-nosed US concerns about Chinese behavior to European allies that are not always willing to risk Beijing’s ire.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 12 July 2024
Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals are among those arrested in recent months, according to Internal Security Agency communiques.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
For all that foreign policy is commonly understood to be the province of officials and diplomats—consultations, negotiations, communiques, démarches, summits, and more—foreign policy by example is no less real.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
So while Iran seems to be messaging that today's attack could certainly have been worse, others may view their communiques as open threats of escalation.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communiqué
Noun
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New York leads with nearly 2,000 postings, followed by Seattle and San Jose.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Twelve of the world's 20 wealthiest individuals have seen their net worth tumble this year, with many posting declines in the tens of billions of dollars, according to Bloomberg.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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He was pronounced dead at 6:43 a.m., according to the CDCR news release.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Adrian Roy Lewis, 34, was arrested Friday on a felony charge of indecent liberties against a student, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2025
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It’s been rumored for quite some time that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may pursue banning prescription drug advertisements on television.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Teens can easily locate drugs on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, where drug traffickers often make advertisements in disappearing 24-hours posts, according to the DEA.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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That newsroom survived not on ads or subscriptions, but on foreign aid—largely from the United States.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Look at those jobs and analyze what tools and skill sets and competencies appear repeatedly across those job ads.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Media coverage of Wall Street on Monday morning focused on the quick drop in major indexes, following last week’s bruising losses due to Donald Trump‘s tariff announcements.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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Stock markets in Asia and Europe plunged Monday and futures pointed to another bad day for US stocks, following Trump’s tariffs announcement last Wednesday.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The states in their lawsuit say the mass firings violated the federal law requiring agencies to give them advance notice of mass layoffs, and would lead to a spike in unemployment claims and demand for social services.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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When the notice did arrive, agency officials immediately confronted a set of difficult choices.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And in February 2025, the National Security Agency sent out an operational security special bulletin to its employees cautioning them of vulnerabilities in the Signal app, according to internal NSA documents obtained by CBS News.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Francis’ doctors told reporters on Feb. 21 that the pope authorized them to clearly explain the gravity of his situation, in detail, and their regular medical bulletins have suggested that Francis is comfortable with such information being in the public domain.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Other ways to save on eggs include using store circulars, or buying them with a cash-back credit card.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Leader’s circulars feature items at these stores: Best Buy, Cash Wise Foods, EconoFoods, Factory Direct Furniture, Menards, Shopko, Slumberland Furniture, Target and Walmart Also, check out Sports, Looking Back, The Week Ahead, Picture from the Past, puzzles and more.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Communiqué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communiqu%C3%A9. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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