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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At the Brentwood location of popular Italian eatery Jon & Vinny’s, staff complained of headaches and sore throats in a text message group chat. Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 Boise police spokesperson Haley Williams confirmed in a text message that Snow died by suicide. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025 That text message turned out to be the first in a series of disconcerting messages friends and family members would apparently receive from Michael Shaver over the course of the next two and a half years. Paige Harriss, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025 The text message warning was sent to millions of people around 4 p.m. local time, including in places far from where wildfires are burning out of control. Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Jan. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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text message

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