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
But that doesn’t appear to be how some countries are perceiving the missives.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Trump shared screenshots of the missives outlining tariff rates to the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Laos and Myanmar.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
In 1992, three women — Laura McAllister, Michele Adams and Karen Jones — penned a missive to Alun Evans, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) general secretary, requesting an audience.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The first missives went out to Japan and South Korea, both of which have been engaged in discussions with U.S. officials that Trump has characterized as difficult.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 July 2025
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Trump shared screenshots of the missives outlining tariff rates to the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Laos and Myanmar.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
In 1992, three women — Laura McAllister, Michele Adams and Karen Jones — penned a missive to Alun Evans, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) general secretary, requesting an audience.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
The first missives went out to Japan and South Korea, both of which have been engaged in discussions with U.S. officials that Trump has characterized as difficult.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missive
Noun
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The letter placed at his door Friday admonished him for that vote and called on him to vote against cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and public education when Congress returns to Washington, D.C., in September.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Aug. 2025
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Maine was also critical of a letter written by Kim Stone, who at the time was a new member of the South Lake MAD and who voiced her support for dissolving the district.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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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 Aug. 2025.
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