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
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
Ditto for Judge David Orson Carter, of the Central District of California, who lettered in track and field at UCLA.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 June 2025
If so, why would the perpetrator(s) go through the trouble of staging an elaborate scene, complete with love letters, a calling card and the intimate poses?
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
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Noun
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
Ditto for Judge David Orson Carter, of the Central District of California, who lettered in track and field at UCLA.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
The governor’s lawyers sent Fox News a letter demanding a retraction and an on-air apology from Watters; if the network complies, the governor would drop the suit, per the letter.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 June 2025
If so, why would the perpetrator(s) go through the trouble of staging an elaborate scene, complete with love letters, a calling card and the intimate poses?
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter
Verb
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The 6-3 decision, written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, could dramatically reshape how citizenship is granted in the United States.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2025
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The study divided 54 subjects into three groups, and asked them to write several essays using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s search engine, and nothing at all, respectively.—
Time,
Time,
27 June 2025
Verb
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More than 200 musicians, including Billie Eilish and J Balvin, penned an April letter speaking out against the use of AI, such as voice cloning, in the music industry.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The script was penned by Park, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar and Jahye Lee.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Unlike traditional bilingual books, which print side-by-side translations that learners can rely on as a crutch, FabuLingua’s approach is purely auditory.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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The Sun Also Rises had filtered into the country only through stray copies printed in Argentina, and many regarded it with bemusement.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Verb
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The front office and coaching staff can probably pencil Bobby McMann into a third-line left wing position and Scott Laughton into a fourth-line role of some kind.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Will Los Angeles still be a place where middle class, below-the-line entertainment workers can make a living and new productions can pencil out, or has the city permanently ceded that ground?—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Japanese e-commerce site Rakuten inked a three-year $60 million deal with the Golden State Warriors.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Netflix inked a landmark deal with France’s TF1 broadcast network earlier this month that will add live feeds from its channels.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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“Letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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