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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Recent Examples of lettered
Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
In one current promotion, a balding man in a sport coat sits in front of an American flag and a shelf of gold-leaf lettered books explaining that President Trump can and will run for a third term.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Checkpoint 2 is part of plan to combine five lettered checkpoints into three numbered ones.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
The most robust plan types — lettered F, G and N — are the most popular, according to KFF, but F plans cannot be sold to new beneficiaries who turned 65 after Jan. 1, 2020, because of a change in federal law.
—Mark Miller, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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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
In one current promotion, a balding man in a sport coat sits in front of an American flag and a shelf of gold-leaf lettered books explaining that President Trump can and will run for a third term.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Checkpoint 2 is part of plan to combine five lettered checkpoints into three numbered ones.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
The most robust plan types — lettered F, G and N — are the most popular, according to KFF, but F plans cannot be sold to new beneficiaries who turned 65 after Jan. 1, 2020, because of a change in federal law.
—Mark Miller, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettered
Adjective
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The turbulence of the past year brings to mind the sourcing strain of the 2020 pandemic—and the ways companies became more legally literate almost overnight as a matter of survival.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
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With the help of her best friend Tatum (Rose McGowan), boyfriend Billy (Skeet Ulrich), and cine-literate nerds Randy (Jamie Kennedy) and Stu (Matthew Lillard), Sidney sets out to determine who’s behind the mask.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy provided a statement to 60 Minutes, printed here.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Shop deals on wear-anywhere staples, from loose pants and printed midi skirts to classic tees.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Education also plays a role, with more educated women tending to have fewer children.—
Manuela Castro,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Various strands of the opposition—ethnic minorities, leftists, and educated technocrats—appeared determined to block him, even at the price of leaving the regime in place.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Turner could not have known that his manifesto would define scholarly and popular understandings of American and western history for the next one hundred years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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To be clear, there is little credible scholarly evidence that EdTech, in general, improves learning outcomes, and no conclusive evidence that generative AI improves learning outcomes over traditional human teaching.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nicole Scherzinger penned a sweet letter to her fiancé Thom Evans in honor of his 41st birthday on April 3.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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The film, penned by Davis and his brother, Wale, is loosely autobiographical.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After touring as a stand-up for 20 years, Abbott Elementary star Lisa Ann Walter has inked a deal for Hulu to release her debut comedy special in 2026.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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After Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd inked a contract extension and Michigan’s Dusty May reaffirmed his commitment to Ann Arbor, Carolina was forced to dig deep into its shortlist.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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With this in mind, a reader wrote to What’s Your KCQ?—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Brandt said Josiah Redman is buried under the dog marker, which does not have a name inscribed.—
Jennie Key,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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The leitmotifs of her wide-ranging West Elm collection are literally inscribed on Chamberlain’s body in the form of tattoos.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Lettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettered. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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