: 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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His goal was always to send these missives out in the world and let people process them.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missive. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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