: a written communication : letter
wrote a lengthy missive to her father
Examples of missive in a Sentence
She received yet another lengthy missive from her father.
the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults
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Buffett used the missive to heap praise on his successor, ensuring investors that the company remains in steady hands.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Which means, expect more of this type of high-brow, high-class missives from the President of the United States this week.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Her missives with Epstein, which the House oversight committee released Wednesday, were exchanged years after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 in a Florida state court to prostitution charges involving an underage girl.
—Dan Mangan,eamon Javers, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
Read’s lawyer Alan Jackson in the bombshell missive to Wu is calling for Cox to be placed on the Suffolk DA’s list of officers with credibility issues — known as the Brady list.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Which means, expect more of this type of high-brow, high-class missives from the President of the United States this week.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Her missives with Epstein, which the House oversight committee released Wednesday, were exchanged years after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 in a Florida state court to prostitution charges involving an underage girl.
—Dan Mangan,eamon Javers, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
Read’s lawyer Alan Jackson in the bombshell missive to Wu is calling for Cox to be placed on the Suffolk DA’s list of officers with credibility issues — known as the Brady list.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missive. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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