: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another
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Both pollsters surveyed respondents via text message, phone and web.—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 The investment opportunity script This script often begins with a friendly introduction through social media, email or even a text message.—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 After consulting with veteran winger Marcus Foligno on the side, Spurgeon sent a text message to the group chat to let everybody know the plan.—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026 On a recent Tuesday morning, as his parents were driving him to the federal prison in Connecticut where he'll be locked up for the foreseeable future, 20-year-old Matthew Lane sent a text message to ABC News.—Mike Levine, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for text message