text message

noun

: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another

Examples of text message in a Sentence

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Justin didn’t know until receiving a text message from a friend during the game that there was a report about the announcement. Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025 According to the report, Baena sent Plaza a text message on the morning of Jan. 3, just hours before he was pronounced dead at his Los Angeles home after being discovered by his dog walker. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025 Plaza received her final text message from Baena on the morning of his death, per the report, which also noted Baena's body was found at his Los Angeles residence by his dog walker. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 The chorus of authorities warning about a popular text message scam has grown as fake toll road texts continue to attack consumers. James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for text message

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of text message was in 1977

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“Text message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/text%20message. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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text message

noun
: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another
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