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
Scott Green, the NFLRA’s executive director, fired a missive that laid bare the current acrimony.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
What is missing from Davidson’s missive is a single word, even a syllable, that acknowledges what three-fourths of the world’s nations, the UN and the International Court of Justice have labeled Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
As Martin recounts in her 2023 coffee-table missive Mamma Milano, the brand’s ethereal ethos was there from the start.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
Spilka and Mariano did not immediately respond to the Herald’s requests for comment on Tuesday about the missive from Reading.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
What is missing from Davidson’s missive is a single word, even a syllable, that acknowledges what three-fourths of the world’s nations, the UN and the International Court of Justice have labeled Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
As Martin recounts in her 2023 coffee-table missive Mamma Milano, the brand’s ethereal ethos was there from the start.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
Spilka and Mariano did not immediately respond to the Herald’s requests for comment on Tuesday about the missive from Reading.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missive
Noun
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The governor was embroiled in a scandal in 2023 involving the Sinaloa cartel, in which his name was published in a letter written by a then-Sinaloa cartel capo whose leaders of a rival faction the cartel had kidnapped.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Unlike those cases, few details other than what Ghio shared in her letter are known about the child who died in an apparent suicide last week — a manner of death that is still being confirmed by the medical examiner.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.—
byDebbie Carlson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
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For example, in several Epistles, the apostle Paul speaks often about the Christian hope in God through Jesus Christ.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missive. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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