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adjective

ˈle-tərd How to pronounce lettered (audio)
Definition of letterednext
as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average reader probably hasn't heard of him

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lettered

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verb

past tense of letter
as in printed

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Recent Examples of lettered
Adjective
The divisions are lettered from Alpha through Lima; some are smaller, some a little bigger, depending on how challenging the search areas are, McQuarrie told CNN. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lettered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettered
  1. literate
  2. printed
  3. educated
  4. penned
  5. scholarly
  6. inked
  7. wrote
  8. inscribed
Adjective
  • The teams experimenting organically, building their own use cases, are the AI-literate pockets.
    — Ayaskant Sarangi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Hitler came to power in a highly literate Germany, but the Nazis took advantage of movies and radio to push simple messages with immediate emotional impact.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
Definition of literate
Verb
  • An excellent choice for Adidas fans, this backpack has a bold text logo printed in a prominent position.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Now, police in Ecuador have found his likeness in an unexpected place – printed on green rectangular packages that made up a stunning cocaine shipment seized in a truck near the Colombian border.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of printed
Adjective
  • That said, plenty of analysts and advocacy groups are already making educated guesses.
    — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Protein Education Is on the Rise These days, consumers are becoming more educated on everything related to protein.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026
Definition of educated
Verb
  • Tim Federle is directing from a script by Robin Schiff, who penned the original 1997 film.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After Culkin penned a sweet message to Song on Instagram at the time, the actress responded by posting a cute Polaroid-style snap of the couple sharing a kiss on her own Instagram page.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of penned
Adjective
  • Katz is known for a curatorial ethos that places scholarly rigor and popular appeal on equal footing.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Faculty hiring and promotion should be based on scholarly merit through peer review, not political expectations imposed from Washington.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of scholarly
Verb
  • Scott Disick inked a lucrative deal to return for season three of The Kardashians in early 2023.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
  • King, ever watchful, hired a music attorney who inked her husband’s record deal.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of inked
Verb
  • Theo wrote the first version of this list Friday before the Spirit played the Courage and North Carolina’s Ijeh pulled herself level on goals with Rodman, Wilson and Chawinga.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The explosion targeting Ranucci occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrote
Verb
  • In 2016, 17 works across seven countries were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of the architect’s impact on global architecture in the 20th century.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In the course of its hundred and forty-nine performances, the Eras Tour literally inscribed itself into geological time, the vibrations from the stomping fans registering on the Richter scale.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of inscribed

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