text message

noun

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

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Though the site was annexed by the city in 1956, the area around it had been zoned for heavy industrial uses since 1940, Flores said in a text message to the Star-Telegram. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 Additionally, Apple showed how a button for quickly adding an event to your calendar appeared automatically beneath a relevant text message. Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026 When using Siri to draft an email or text message, Siri AI is able to read through previous correspondence with the recipient to create an appropriate tone, Sebastien Marineau-Mes, Apple vice president of software engineering, said during the presentation. Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 June 2026 In the Western Conference finals, after the Spurs lost Game 5 to the Thunder, Popovich sent a text message to Harper. Tim Rohan, NBC news, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for text message

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 Jun. 2026.

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text message

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