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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The results are also sent to the customer by text message. Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 The false report came after an argumentative text message exchange between Alford and the woman that was sent while Alford was drinking, Ermine wrote. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025 Kim did not return a reporter’s phone call and email on April 21 and a follow-up phone call and email on May 2, or a text message on May 5. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025 Smith revealed a text message from an associate who compared the situation to Colin Kaepernick being out of the NFL since 2016 after his infamous kneels during the national anthem, in an X post. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for text message

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of text message was in 1977

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“Text message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/text%20message. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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text message

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