as in letters
a message on paper from one person or group to another
the epistles of Saint Paul to various communities of early Christians
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Sefidgari filed her visa application as doctoral acceptance letters poured in.—
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An elderly man is tasked with burning the inmates’ letters to Stalin pleading to have their appeals heard.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Epistles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epistles. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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