text message

noun

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

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In court, Everett reviewed details of the case, including McGraw's deletion of a text message that was part of discovery in the case, an action that the judge said was considered in his ruling. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025 Choose your preferred method, such as text message, authentication app or security key. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025 The next day, Zettel told Moyer in a text message that her daughter had been taken to a mental health facility. David Clarey, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025 In a text message, Jones clarified that Peoples is on the advisory board for Southside Community Garden, which Jones founded. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for text message

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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 30 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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