text message

noun

: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another

Examples of text message in a Sentence

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In an early instance of what authorities believe to have been an extortion attempt, federal prosecutors charged a California man with sending a fake ransom note via text message to Savannah Guthrie's family. Anna Schecter, CBS News, 2 July 2026 Your text message inviting you to the lounge will never arrive. Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The polls were conducted by telephone using live interviewers, with a small number of voters in Alaska receiving a text message with a link to complete the poll. New York Times, 1 July 2026 One reviewer claimed the text message verification was broken. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for text message

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of text message was in 1993

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“Text message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/text%20message. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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text message

noun
: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another
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