: a written communication : letter
wrote a lengthy missive to her father
Examples of missive in a Sentence
She received yet another lengthy missive from her father.
the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults
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David Bear, president of the non-profit Save Rural Seminole, urged Oviedo and Sanford — whose borders either abut or are close to the county’s rural boundary — to send the missives.
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: The letter from the law school professors is more mild than a similar missive from nearly 2,000 Big Law associates.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 30 Mar. 2025
Among a flurry of lawsuits, media appearances, an evidence preservation letter to Disney and other missives, Baldoni sued the Gray Lady for $250 million on NYE.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Trump in his Wednesday missive also focused on foreign relations with China, Panama, Canada and Greenland.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: The letter from the law school professors is more mild than a similar missive from nearly 2,000 Big Law associates.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 30 Mar. 2025
Among a flurry of lawsuits, media appearances, an evidence preservation letter to Disney and other missives, Baldoni sued the Gray Lady for $250 million on NYE.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Trump in his Wednesday missive also focused on foreign relations with China, Panama, Canada and Greenland.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missive. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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