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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Recent Examples of missive
The prison does not allow inmates to post on X, but a person familiar with its inner workings told me the prison believes Barnett’s missives are being posted for him by someone on the outside.
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Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Not long after the Megan-Nicki skirmish, Ice Spice and Latto sent light-skinned missives at each other.
—Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Sadly that letter writer never received a reply as the initial missive was written in Chinese and no one could read it.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
Although Mangione had an active Goodreads account, that particular missive was listed not on his reading list.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Not long after the Megan-Nicki skirmish, Ice Spice and Latto sent light-skinned missives at each other.
—Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Sadly that letter writer never received a reply as the initial missive was written in Chinese and no one could read it.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
Although Mangione had an active Goodreads account, that particular missive was listed not on his reading list.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Dec. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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