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as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common
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2
as in resemblance
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the best friends' correspondence in looks is so striking that they could pass for twins
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as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author
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In that case, physicists might someday be able to work out a complete theory of quantum gravity in the bulk, thereby fully grasping both sides of the correspondence.
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
The house’s extensive archives include about 100,000 items, including some of its most important jewelry pieces, molds, jewelry renderings, account books, correspondence and the like.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The suit, which Attorney General Raúl Torrez originally filed in September, includes the text of some of Snap’s internal correspondence.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Per internal correspondence reviewed by ARTnews, the museum’s approximately 70 employees were informed of the development via an email from Hau; protests immediately ensued.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
The house’s extensive archives include about 100,000 items, including some of its most important jewelry pieces, molds, jewelry renderings, account books, correspondence and the like.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The suit, which Attorney General Raúl Torrez originally filed in September, includes the text of some of Snap’s internal correspondence.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Per internal correspondence reviewed by ARTnews, the museum’s approximately 70 employees were informed of the development via an email from Hau; protests immediately ensued.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Correspondence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondence. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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