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Recent Examples of messenger Stat! Hot flashes are caused by special chemical messengers in the brain that send signals to blood vessels to flush the skin, causing sweating. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025 That way, even if one messenger were apprehended, the other would still have a chance. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025 As messengers shuttle designer freebies to celebrities and florists burn the midnight oil to create welcome-to-the-city bouquets, the uninvited can still be part of the action not just by following the play-by-play on social media, but dressing the part. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2025 Ballard said Saint Germain trained him as a messenger who could lead others toward enlightenment. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for messenger
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Noun
  • Shipping services prices are primarily adjusted according to market conditions, says to the courier.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 May 2025
  • Guns are purchased by straw purchasers in the U.S., and a network of brokers and couriers then transport them across the border and into Mexico.
    Melissa Quinn May 9, CBS News, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • But also, it’s been a while, and the challenge of being an asthmatic runner now is oddly enticing.
    Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
  • In addition to Rogers and Reichman, another 31-year-old runner died from cardiac arrest during the 2014 Brooklyn half marathon.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025

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“Messenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messenger. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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