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lettering

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verb

present participle of letter

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Recent Examples of lettering
Noun
Popp opted for blue and pink block lettering with her initials. Danielle Calma, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026 This is evident in all of the exterior Ferrari badging and lettering that is now completely translucent. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026 Above the presidential portraits is gold lettering that matches the new Rose Garden sign, titling the makeshift exhibit. Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026 Advertisements also must consist of black lettering on a white background and cannot cover structural or sheet metal damage or alteration, according to the bill’s details. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lettering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettering
Noun
  • There will be activities for kids and a calligraphy station.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This kit packs in a lot—you’ll notice a fan with two magpies, a vase of fortune red fruit, a persimmon fruit, three golden ingots, and a calligraphy pen with a scroll.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This would have involved combining several negatives, either by printing them together in a darkroom or cutting and pasting and then rephotographing them.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Consolidating the race for LaMalfa’s term with the primary election saves the cost and potential confusion of printing separate ballots for the June election.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Pages and pages filled with Katharine’s small, neat handwriting.
    Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Morales Reyes does not fluently speak or write in English, and a sample of his handwriting did not match, Milwaukee Police Detective Timothy Keller testified.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • With her aggression, athleticism and family story, WWE was impressed, inking her to a developmental contract in 2023.
    James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The company is also pushing into the creator space, inking a vertical video deal with major YouTuber Dhar Mann.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Our timetable promised close-up encounters with Shakespeare’s Folio and Kafka’s manuscripts, art classes, classical recitals, after-hours banquets in museums.
    Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Although the panettone mixes traditions from across Italy, the pastry was first mentioned in a manuscript from the 1470s, written by a preceptor in Milan’s House of Sforza, according to the Smithsonian.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • All tax ideas are subject to public hearings and a vote by the tax-writing finance committee, along with approval by the full House and Senate.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • From learning to drive stick shift and collecting vinyl records to playing board games and writing handwritten notes, the shift suggests that even in a digital-first generation, there’s a growing appetite for slowing down—and staying human.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • These handwritten letters, which lend a quaint quality to the storytelling, are a delightful throwback to an era when penmanship was celebrated.
    Shruti Mutalik, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The phonograph didn’t suffer from poor penmanship.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Szoboszlai’s wonder goal pointed to a familiar script.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The shooting script ended with the Cygnus entering the black hole, but offered no instruction on what was to happen next.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026

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“Lettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettering. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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