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lettering

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verb

present participle of letter

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Recent Examples of lettering
Noun
The teal storefront with gold lettering, outside which patrons sip egg coffees with pups at their feet, is easy to spot. Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026 To encourage environmental awareness, the sanitation department has designed its cans in bright orange with phrases in white lettering inspired by the city’s nightlife. Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Fans, and perhaps everyone else at this point, might recall that Charli was also absent from the cover of brat, which consisted of the word in black lettering over a pungent green background. José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026 The logo and lettering of online retailer Amazon can be seen on the façade of Amazon Germany’s headquarters. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lettering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettering
Noun
  • Kyoto calligraphy is often paired with tea ceremonies.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • As preschoolers dance, paint and play inside a Sunset Park daycare center, seniors sing traditional Chinese opera, exercise and practice calligraphy just one block away.
    Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • This hub will focus on advancing the use of inkjet applications for digital textile printing in apparel and home textiles.
    Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • The launch of that exhibit also included a special promotion that saw the BPL printing a bunch of limited edition library cards commemorating all 13 of Jay’s solo albums.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Between the many ceasefires, extensions and delays, the handwriting is on the wall.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • The study also did not account for the participants' use of medications, which could potentially impact both handwriting and brain function.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The mental stimulation, not unlike jigsawing a puzzle or inking a crossword.
    Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • As with Jenkins above, Barlow’s deal in Philly seemed predicated on declining his option and then re-inking him as a non-Bird free agent this summer.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Even when words had a short /u/ vowel, spellings like wulf, wud and wunder would have been too confusing in the era of manuscript writing, what with its rows of upright quill strokes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • The vast project archive, which includes 1,500 rolls of architectural drawings, fifty architectural models and 1,000 linear feet of manuscripts, is a gift to the university made by the architectural firm of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.
    News Desk, Artforum, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Claude for Life Sciences outperforms human expert baselines on a range of complex life sciences tasks including understanding, manipulating and writing laboratory experiment protocols.
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
  • Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writing about history and Americana.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • For one project, Gentry combined penmanship samples from her family members to invent a unique font for a fictional restaurant’s branding.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • The highest enrollment was likely in 1909, with some 90 students studying bookkeeping, telegraphy, penmanship, math and English.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The series was conceptualized by Victoria Holmes, one of many writers penning the novels under the pseudonym Erin Hunter for HarperCollins.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 June 2026
  • In a series of posts, Hargitay gave Brunson his flowers, resharing several videos of performance in the game and penning a brief post, paying tribute to his talents.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 June 2026

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“Lettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettering. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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