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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Gallagher did not respond to a voice message, text message and an email request for comment. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025 On a Saturday night in December of 2021, a text message was sent to Sanna Marin, then the thirty-six-year-old Prime Minister of Finland. Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 However, Jones’ text message scandal could become a new challenge for Democrats in Virginia with just about one month left until Election Day. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 No government organization will contact someone via text message to pay a bill or ask for payments through a Bitcoin ATM. Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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text message

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