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
These missives forced career civil servants, many of them furloughed, to become unwilling messengers for partisan ends.
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Stephanie A, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Stephanie A, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missives
letters
Noun
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The dishes were delicious love letters to family, legacy, and connection.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this week, food benefit recipients received letters from the Department of Health Services informing them of FoodShare fund delays.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Missives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missives. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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