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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Lowe declined to elaborate on the report’s validity beyond his Thursday statement, which was sent by text message. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026 From your office, clients ask you to verify the authenticity of photos, videos, e-mails, contracts, screenshots, audio recordings, text message threads, social media posts and biometric records. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026 Price, who has served as a commissioner for 40 years, did not immediately respond to a call, text message or email requesting comment on the lawsuit. Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026 In a text message with his talent agent, Warren Zavala, Reynolds compared the brawl between his wife and Baldoni to the very public lawsuit between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2026.

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text message

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