telegraphs

verb

present tense third-person singular of telegraph
as in airmails

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  1. mails
  2. communicates
  3. writes
Verb
  • The Imagination Library mails free books to children around the world.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Her philanthropy centered heavily on her home region, from the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, a book gifting program that mails free books to children, to disaster relief and education initiatives.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mails
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  • These groups collectively shape how an organization communicates, even when corporate communication is not their primary responsibility.
    — Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Having just started in the Fed’s top job, Warsh has already tried to shake up some of the central bank’s procedures and set up five task forces due to report at year’s end, including one on how the Fed communicates.
    — Paul Wachtel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of communicates
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  • These speeches, which Ossoff writes himself, have become a sensation among liberal voters, fueling talk of a presidential bid.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Promiscuously, Lewis writes about the Burtons, and about everything within reach of the Burtons, and then about everything within reach of that.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of writes
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“Telegraphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphs. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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