as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults
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Recent Examples of missive
While Buffett’s letter offers countless lessons, this article will distill his annual missive into three timeless insights.
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
And these Mother’s Day ads and missives just really get to me.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
In dueling lawsuits and PR missives, both sides offer scenarios that both overlap and diverge.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Before then, Neil Young — who is Canadian-American — wrote a missive on his website voicing concern he wouldn’t be let back into the country after his upcoming European tour.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
And these Mother’s Day ads and missives just really get to me.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
In dueling lawsuits and PR missives, both sides offer scenarios that both overlap and diverge.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Before then, Neil Young — who is Canadian-American — wrote a missive on his website voicing concern he wouldn’t be let back into the country after his upcoming European tour.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missive
Noun
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As literacy expanded to new social strata, and new periodicals circulated among increasingly diverse publics, what letter writers could divulge and columnists could discuss changed.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Sources close to Harry previously told People magazine that Harry's father, King Charles, won’t respond to Harry’s phone calls or letters.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missive. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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