text message

noun

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

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In his text message a few hours earlier, Ellison made a more personal entreaty to Zaslav, one that apparently fell on deaf ears. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025 Pat McAfee shared the news on his show after recieving a text message from the tight end. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 The filing revealed Paramount CEO’s last-ditch text message to WBD counterpart David Zaslav at roughly 4pm ET on December 4, the day before Netflix ultimately announced its deal, as previously reported by the Financial Times. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025 Another resident, Eleanor Gates, told WCCO by text message that winter has been difficult without heat and that running multiple space heaters has increased her electric bill. Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 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 11 Dec. 2025.

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text message

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