: 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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The short missive appeared designed to distance the US from the Israeli attack on a critical American ally in the Middle East.
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
An eclectic mix of Web3-native headlines, from sales stats to upcoming events to brief artist shout outs, make this missive a must-read for any follower of the tokenized digital art community.
—Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And as the redistricting fight revved up in recent weeks, Newsom took to trolling Trump on social media, sending out social media posts from his office in a style mocking that of the president’s Truth Social missives.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Deadline contacted Pearlman to ask why his LinkedIn missive was removed within hours of being published on Wednesday.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
An eclectic mix of Web3-native headlines, from sales stats to upcoming events to brief artist shout outs, make this missive a must-read for any follower of the tokenized digital art community.
—Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And as the redistricting fight revved up in recent weeks, Newsom took to trolling Trump on social media, sending out social media posts from his office in a style mocking that of the president’s Truth Social missives.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Deadline contacted Pearlman to ask why his LinkedIn missive was removed within hours of being published on Wednesday.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missive. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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