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
Elliott said that her lawyers sent Meghan a letter via the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's charitable organization, the Archewell Foundation, in July 2021, and the author herself followed up with personal missives to both Archewell and Netflix in October 2021 and February 2022.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In a video missive put out earlier Tuesday, Sharpe attacked Buzbee’s credibility directly and promised to file a defamation lawsuit against the admittedly aggressive attorney and the OnlyFans posting Jane Doe.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
In one memorable incident, a woman posted a lengthy missive on the company’s Facebook page about her daughter’s medical claim for an insulin pump being denied.
—Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
As the killer evades the grasp of both Cristina and the police, the missives become more pervasive, changing form, at once taunting and tormented, philosophical and unhinged.
—Katie Kitamura, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In a video missive put out earlier Tuesday, Sharpe attacked Buzbee’s credibility directly and promised to file a defamation lawsuit against the admittedly aggressive attorney and the OnlyFans posting Jane Doe.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
In one memorable incident, a woman posted a lengthy missive on the company’s Facebook page about her daughter’s medical claim for an insulin pump being denied.
—Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
As the killer evades the grasp of both Cristina and the police, the missives become more pervasive, changing form, at once taunting and tormented, philosophical and unhinged.
—Katie Kitamura, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missive
Noun
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Allen sent a letter detailing the violations to St. Hope administrators July 26, giving them 30 days to respond with a plan to remedy the violations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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For example, the museum obtained a letter written by Grace Thorpe to her mother during World War II because someone had found it in an antique shop.—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missive. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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