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
Monday’s missive was the second to reference multiple kidnappers and a possible international component, TMZ noted.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
The missive was viewed by Deadline.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
The missive comes as Florida enforces a sweeping ban on gender-affirming care for minors and dismantles traditional accreditation requirements for lawyers and universities.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
The British royals shared the short missive this morning in an effort to distance themselves from their disgraced relative Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
The missive was viewed by Deadline.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
The missive comes as Florida enforces a sweeping ban on gender-affirming care for minors and dismantles traditional accreditation requirements for lawyers and universities.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
The British royals shared the short missive this morning in an effort to distance themselves from their disgraced relative Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missive
Noun
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Amble does not appear in the FDA's list of warning letters.—
CHRISTOPHER ROWLAND THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Twenty-seven years ago, 15-year-old Sonya Wallace walked to the post office to mail a letter.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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 21 Mar. 2026.
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