as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults
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Each missive includes art, music, poetry, a devotional writing and a piece of scripture that all relate to each other and revolve around themes of hope, peace, joy and love.
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Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Even as Hegseth put a brave face on the state of his nomination fight, Trump issued no social media missives in his defense.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
The 1994 missive warned that the Internet was an existential threat to Microsoft, prompting Gates to make the web central to everything the company did.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
About a week later, the paper received a furious missive from a reader.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
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Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Even as Hegseth put a brave face on the state of his nomination fight, Trump issued no social media missives in his defense.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
The 1994 missive warned that the Internet was an existential threat to Microsoft, prompting Gates to make the web central to everything the company did.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
About a week later, the paper received a furious missive from a reader.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for missive
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missive. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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