: the act or activity of sending text messages from one cell phone to another
When I moved to Chicago, I used a paper map that folded in your lap to navigate the city. There was no Internet, no e-mail, no texting …—
Amy Poehler
Amy PoehlerTexting freed a generation from the strictures and inconvenience (and awkwardness) of phone calls, while allowing people to be more loosely and constantly connected.—Jenna Wortham
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Phone calls and texting seem to be what takes up most of our human interaction these days.
—Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 2 June 2026
Meanwhile, Anne faces a turning point after a disastrous texting incident involving her summer fling, Mark Brett (Steven Pasquale).
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Now that Stranger Things has crossed the finish line, some of the stars recently called out the Duffer Brothers for their texting etiquette.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 May 2026
You may be used to texting and Snapchat, and may feel intimidated to talk to clients one-on-one on a call.
—Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 2 June 2026
Meanwhile, Anne faces a turning point after a disastrous texting incident involving her summer fling, Mark Brett (Steven Pasquale).
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Now that Stranger Things has crossed the finish line, some of the stars recently called out the Duffer Brothers for their texting etiquette.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 May 2026
You may be used to texting and Snapchat, and may feel intimidated to talk to clients one-on-one on a call.
—Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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“Texting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/texting. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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