: 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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These missives are of two kinds: dreams and videos.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Between Musk’s calls to action, Trump’s own missives online, and all of the campaign’s online initiatives with right-wing creators and influencers, voter registration is quite literally only a click away.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2024
But Musk, with his megaphone of almost 200 million followers on X and his penchant for bluster, has been particularly pugilistic, with a steady stream of missives on X and letters to Congress over the last week.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The dispute has been building for years in back-and-forth missives between successive VA secretaries and the Veterans Community Oversight and Engagement Board, a 20-member body created by Congress to allow veterans a say in how their land was to be developed.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Between Musk’s calls to action, Trump’s own missives online, and all of the campaign’s online initiatives with right-wing creators and influencers, voter registration is quite literally only a click away.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2024
But Musk, with his megaphone of almost 200 million followers on X and his penchant for bluster, has been particularly pugilistic, with a steady stream of missives on X and letters to Congress over the last week.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The dispute has been building for years in back-and-forth missives between successive VA secretaries and the Veterans Community Oversight and Engagement Board, a 20-member body created by Congress to allow veterans a say in how their land was to be developed.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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