: a short message sent electronically usually from one cell phone to another
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The service The Sagamore’s staff is exceedingly polite and easily reachable via text message.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026 Jandel Crutchfield did not respond to a voice message and a text message requesting comment.—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 After high school, Dreamz received a text message from a friend who set him up to talk with his mentor and Dreamz learned about books that might inspire him.—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 On a Saturday night, at a party, Josh Phillips’s phone lit up with a text message from one of his CEOs.—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for text message