text message
noun
an electronic message sent over a cellular network from one cell phone to another by typing words, often in shortened form, as “l8t” for “late,” on the phone's numeric or QWERTY keypad.
text messages
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pluralof text message.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He can even feed in his text messages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He fielded dozens of congratulatory text messages from friends who knew about his SpaceX investment, and neighbors asked if he was going to throw a party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But in recent text messages unearthed by Mother Jones as part of the ongoing custody dispute between Emily Moreno and Miller, Miller does seem to have recently threatened the senator.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
The records — everything from audio recordings of emergency dispatch calls to the emails and text messages of high-ranking police officials — were seemingly no longer being published on NextRequest, the city’s records portal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
There are seventy-three new text messages on my phone.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
