as in epistle
a message on paper from one person or group to another
he faithfully wrote her a letter every week they were apart
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as in landlord
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
it is the letter of the apartment—not the lessee—who is responsible for basic repair and upkeep
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Recent Examples of letter
Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
His father, David Braxton, lettered from 1986 to 1988 as a defensive end at Wake Forest and was a second-round draft pick in 1989 by the Minnesota Vikings.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
There are a variety of fonts and lettering styles to choose from, as well as colors.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
His father, David Braxton, lettered from 1986 to 1988 as a defensive end at Wake Forest and was a second-round draft pick in 1989 by the Minnesota Vikings.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
On October 10, reports came out that Harry had personally written a letter to the British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in hopes of getting his security reinstated in his home country.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter
Verb
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In 1962, scientist and conservationist Rachel Carson wrote the book Silent Spring after noticing how quiet the spring had become when the bird migration would normally be underway.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Oct. 2025
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Morrow later went on to write several books about hair styling and cutting.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The screenplay was penned by Greg Russo and Dave Callaham, from a story by Russo and Oren Uziel.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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Ellison's office's lack of substantive response to the ultimatum comes despite the fact that hundreds of Minnesota school board members penned an open letter urging the state to comply with Trump and change its policies to keep males out of girls sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Poladi said the story goes that Wright was upset that Topps printed a mention of his daughter on the back of his card that year and would only sign cards made by Fleer, a major competitor.—
Mark Billingsley,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte is designed to 3D print an entire 2,150-sq-ft home in just one day.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the Giants didn’t see enough from Kai-Wei Teng or Carson Whisenhunt or Hayden Birdsong to pencil them into next year’s rotation.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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But navigating the bureaucracy, paperwork and insurance grew to be too difficult, and the math just wouldn’t pencil out.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The real money in AI will ultimately come from corporate users, and the current buildout requires inking deals with suppliers and hyperscalers, CEO to CEO.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Jassy has since leaned into media and entertainment as CEO, putting his mark on the company by doubling down on the NFL, and inking a deal with the NBA that tips off later this month.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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