Thesaurus results for MISSIVE

missive

noun

ˈmi-siv

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 Up, down, left and right — mail missives were rocketing toward the center screen. —

Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Antonoff echoed this opinion in his missive. —

Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 The decision by Bishop Michael Barber affects 12 parishes and one pastoral center across Oakland, Fremont, Alameda, Castro Valley and Crockett, according to a missive posted online Tuesday. —

Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 The missive was identified by researchers Jessica Lockhart and Chana Algarvio during a closer examination of the fragment using advanced imaging. —

Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for missive

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Noun

Share your opinion about this story in a letter to the editor, which could be published online and in print.

— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Palace said the film serves as a love letter to the England team and its fans, celebrating the pride and unity across the country brought on by soccer, and the film’s intentionally fast and gritty pace highlights England team’s attacking style of play.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 May 2026