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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /
NOUN
message sent by coded radio signals
Synonyms
STRONGEST
summons telegraph
STRONG
buzzer cable cablegram call flash radiogram report signal telex wire
WEAK
coded message telegraphic message teletype

Example Sentences

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The papers also reveal Downing Street was forced to apologise after then-Prime Minister John Major's birthday telegram to the Queen Mother in 1994 was addressed in an "improper manner".

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

"The telegram boy said, 'I'm sorry to tell you, but this is bad news'," he says.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

After Finnegan’s death, a local newspaper published a telegram from Gen. Douglas MacArthur expressing condolences to Finnegan’s family:

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Mr. Wright kept the telegram framed in his home.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

The telegram ordered Gordievsky to return to Moscow to discuss his new job with none other than the chairman of the KGB and the head of the First Chief Directorate.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau