: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another
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Rouse said Zajko had become estranged from her parents, but her mother reached out via text message to resolve the conflict on New Year's Eve 2022, Zajko's birthday.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 June 2026 Receive a code sent by SMS text message or email (or both) before the presale begins.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026 Haley Williams, a spokesperson for the police department, told the Idaho Statesman in a text message that officers are searching the area for the driver of the vehicle who fled the scene.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
23 June 2026 Officials note that if cell service is too weak for a phone call, a text message to dispatch may still go through.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for text message