Thesaurus results for MISSIVE

missive

noun

ˈmi-siv

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 What is missing from Davidson’s missive is a single word, even a syllable, that acknowledges what three-fourths of the world’s nations, the UN and the International Court of Justice have labeled Israeli war crimes in Gaza. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 As Martin recounts in her 2023 coffee-table missive Mamma Milano, the brand’s ethereal ethos was there from the start. —

Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026 Among the signatories to the missive, which was organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA) are artists Sophia Al-Maria, Yto Barrada, Merriam Bennani, Alfredo Jaar, Tal Shani, and Cauleen Smith. —

News Desk, Artforum, 18 Mar. 2026 Spilka and Mariano did not immediately respond to the Herald’s requests for comment on Tuesday about the missive from Reading. —

Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for missive

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Noun

But others, as your letter demonstrates, might find the cost and effort exhausting.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles County Office of Education is investigating the possibility that bad actors gained access to the electronic tax documents of teachers and administrators after employees at schools around the county received letters indicating fraudulent tax filings had been submitted in their names.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026