communicating 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of communicatingnext
as in connecting

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communicating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of communicate
1
as in transmitting
to cause (something) to pass from one to another the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people

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2
as in talking
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research

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3
as in displaying
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicating
  1. transmitting
  2. talking
  3. connected
  4. spreading
  5. revealing
  6. conveying
  7. showing
  8. attached
Verb
  • Beyond the basic protections (setting a PIN on the SIM card, using a separate phone number for account verification and so on), moving away from SMS as a method for transmitting one-time passwords may be the only way to truly mitigate this vulnerability.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Wang pleaded guilty in October to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, according to federal authorities.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of transmitting
Verb
  • That’s the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland talking her usual nonsense, back in 1871.
    Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Bedard thought his recent production was a byproduct of his own ability and talking with Sorensen.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of talking
Adjective
  • People want to feel connected to brands, and your story is the key to creating that emotional resonance.
    Maha Abouelenein, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Clients can search by brand and wishlist their favorite products, as well as by location, such as finding a store with connected staff or an independent personal shopper in proximity on a map.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of connected
Verb
  • The five-day strike began Friday and initially shut down Starbucks locations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle before spreading to stores across the country to culminate on Christmas Eve.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Travis Scott is spreading holiday cheer in his hometown of Houston!
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of spreading
Verb
  • Even worse, attackers can exploit large language model (LLM) vulnerabilities through methods like prompt injection, tricking systems into revealing confidential information.
    Rich Vibert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of revealing
Verb
  • Despite the lurid extravagance of its visual artistry, the film is remarkably spare and brisk, conveying vast hauntings with simple but startling special effects.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The nation’s two highest-ranking law enforcement officials weighed in on the plea, conveying the gravity of Hnaihen’s actions and threats.
    Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of conveying
Verb
  • Nurses and doctors are especially vulnerable, with reports showing that 91% of emergency doctors and 25% of nurses have been victims of workplace violence.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Even more worrying, three-quarters of respondents do not understand why adjusting router settings is important, showing a significant gap in awareness about the risks associated with default configurations.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of showing
Adjective
  • Flashback: Fort Rapids opened in 2006 amid an indoor water park craze as a 60,000-square-foot attraction with more than 300 hotel rooms, conference space and meeting rooms in an attached Holiday Inn and Suites.
    Andrew King, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The attached media release did not refer to ‘migrant workers’ once.
    Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of attached
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