missives

plural of missive
as in letters
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 missives She is also known for the message of body positivity in her social-media missives. Daniel Kaplan, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025 The person with a fragile mental state might readily, of their own accord, misinterpret what the AI says and therefore turn otherwise innocuous missives into an untoward instruction or guiding command. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 The letter was reportedly part of a collection of missives written to celebrate the billionaire’s 63rd birthday. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
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letters
Noun
  • He was arrested in 2005 After a nearly 30-year break in communication, in 2004, Rader began sending letters to The Wichita Eagle and other outlets with evidence.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • These included letters from BTK himself, taunting police on being unable to catch him.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Missives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missives. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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