: a written communication : letter
wrote a lengthy missive to her father
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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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In one memorable incident, a woman posted a lengthy missive on the company’s Facebook page about her daughter’s medical claim for an insulin pump being denied.
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As the killer evades the grasp of both Cristina and the police, the missives become more pervasive, changing form, at once taunting and tormented, philosophical and unhinged.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
In one memorable incident, a woman posted a lengthy missive on the company’s Facebook page about her daughter’s medical claim for an insulin pump being denied.
—Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
As the killer evades the grasp of both Cristina and the police, the missives become more pervasive, changing form, at once taunting and tormented, philosophical and unhinged.
—Katie Kitamura, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
There is also apparently some discord within the Trump administration about the Musk missives.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missive. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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