form letter
noun
1
: a letter on a subject of frequent recurrence that can be sent to different people without essential change except in the address
2
: a letter for mass circulation that is printed in many copies and has a very general salutation (such as Dear Friend)
Examples of form letter in a Sentence
The bank sent out thousands of form letters offering its credit card.
Recent Examples on the Web
For form letters and scripted calls, Bough decides on a case by case basis how to reply.
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The office also doesn’t respond personally to identical form letters sent by constituents.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The form letter asks state representatives to consider placing the responsibility of preventing minors from accessing adult content on parents, whom Pornhub claims in the form letter rarely use content filters that already exist to protect their own kids.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023
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A March 2020 social media post shows a screenshot of a form letter from Lakewood Church thanking Moreno for her donation.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
Pornhub calls on users to get involved At the bottom of Deville's PSA, there's a button to contact representatives in Virginia, Mississippi, and Arkansas using a form letter that Pornhub drafted.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023
Two military officers had arrived on their doorstep to deliver Putin’s form letter and a medal.
—Elettra Pauletto, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
Comments must be received on or before Jan. 8.
And don’t just send a form letter with language copied from a consumer campaign against junk fees.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
The mechanics of handwriting follows a sequence initiated in the brain, similar to reading — the sound is heard and processed, a letter attached and visualized, then translated into a shape on a page and produced with motor skills that reinforce the direction of lines and shapes to form letters.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The office also doesn’t respond personally to identical form letters sent by constituents.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The form letter asks state representatives to consider placing the responsibility of preventing minors from accessing adult content on parents, whom Pornhub claims in the form letter rarely use content filters that already exist to protect their own kids.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023
Related article Visualizing how mass shootings in 2024 compare with past years
A March 2020 social media post shows a screenshot of a form letter from Lakewood Church thanking Moreno for her donation.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
Pornhub calls on users to get involved At the bottom of Deville's PSA, there's a button to contact representatives in Virginia, Mississippi, and Arkansas using a form letter that Pornhub drafted.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023
Two military officers had arrived on their doorstep to deliver Putin’s form letter and a medal.
—Elettra Pauletto, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
Comments must be received on or before Jan. 8.
And don’t just send a form letter with language copied from a consumer campaign against junk fees.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
The mechanics of handwriting follows a sequence initiated in the brain, similar to reading — the sound is heard and processed, a letter attached and visualized, then translated into a shape on a page and produced with motor skills that reinforce the direction of lines and shapes to form letters.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
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“Form letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/form%20letter. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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