SMS
abbreviation or noun
: a technology for sending short text messages between mobile phones
messages sent via SMS
—often used before another nounCreative, colorful, and sometimes perplexing, emoji add energy to SMS messages.—
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also
: a message sent using this technology : text message
… is helping to test a device that implants sensors in cows to let farmers know when they are in heat. When that is the case, the device sends an SMS to the farmer's phone. —John Tagliabue
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Phil Portman is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of Textdrip — a small business SMS marketing tool to automate SMS campaigns.
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Phil Portman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The highest tier, Premium, starts at $80 per month and adds customizable automation and segmentation, Google Ads manager, 500 SMS messages, revenue reporting, and SEO recommendations.
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Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
The collection of PACs has spent additional millions on TV and streaming ads, SMS text messages and mailers, Federal Election Commission filings show.
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Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2026
Fans will have had to sign up in advance to receive a presale passcode via SMS or email (or both).
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026
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Phil Portman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The highest tier, Premium, starts at $80 per month and adds customizable automation and segmentation, Google Ads manager, 500 SMS messages, revenue reporting, and SEO recommendations.
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Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
The collection of PACs has spent additional millions on TV and streaming ads, SMS text messages and mailers, Federal Election Commission filings show.
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Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2026
Fans will have had to sign up in advance to receive a presale passcode via SMS or email (or both).
—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026
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“SMS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SMS. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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