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lettering

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verb

present participle of letter

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Recent Examples of lettering
Noun
The new packaging just has monochrome lettering. Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 The new packaging just has monochrome lettering. ABC News, 12 May 2026 The design is perhaps a bit more aggressive than before – largely thanks to the trick DRLs with #2 lettering. New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026 The suspects were described as two Black males, one wearing a black T-shirt with white lettering and denim shorts, and the other with a long-sleeve black shirt. Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Apr. 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
  • But as someone who has frankly had their fill of Forza Horizon’s rote, unflinching refusal to deviate from a money-printing formula, Maverick has earned my attention for zigging where many racing game devs tend to zag.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026
  • Days later, the campaign was printing the slogan on lawn signs and using it on social media.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • One in Indiana told me that his violations included a mix-up involving an Amish customer’s name; one in South Carolina told me his violations included filling out forms on behalf of elderly customers with shaky handwriting.
    Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Xi last visited in 2019, while Putin made a trip in 2024, when Moscow and Pyongyang hailed their tightening military ties by inking a mutual defense treaty.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • After inking a long-term contract extension this offseason, LaFleur needs to deliver now for one of the most storied franchises.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • These two separate collections were originally part of the same group of manuscripts, made by da Vinci between the mid-1470s and shortly before his death in 1519.
    News Desk, Artforum, 8 June 2026
  • Available for a one-time $49 payment (MSRP $540), the platform combines multiple AI models—including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Llama—into a single workflow designed to generate full-length nonfiction manuscripts faster and more coherently.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Rachel Carson’s contributions to our understanding of nature as both environmental home and habitat, whose balance must be protected and preserved, led her to a lifetime’s study of and writing about the oceans, coastlines, and lands of the United States.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • Part of that process has been Korda writing positive notes to herself in her bathroom.
    Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 7 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
  • Brennan explained that explorations of society’s associations with mental health, both broadly in the aftermath of World War II and specifically Gein’s own struggles with schizophrenia, were key when penning the script.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 June 2026
  • What unfolds from there is a wild trip through Cronenberg's imagination, with the writer-director penning the film following his own divorce.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026

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“Lettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettering. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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