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lettering

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verb

present participle of letter

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Recent Examples of lettering
Noun
Hilton wrote on the video in pink lettering. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026 The show’s set, designed by Hildegard Bechtler, centers around a panel which features — in bright, yellow lettering — the day and time, taking the audience from Sunday morning to Wednesday evening, when Romeo and Juliet take their final breaths. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026 The third post confirmed the arriving single and its artwork, featuring someone kneeling on a carpet behind with a tea cup on a saucer and a toy cat, and the title of the song across the front in hot pink lettering. Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026 Patrons of The Rockhill Grille in the Crossroads may have noticed a door adjacent to the restaurant, with gold lettering spelling out the bar’s name. Jenna Thompson march 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lettering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettering
Noun
  • That preparation included lessons in calligraphy, horseback riding, piano and Regency dancing.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Like the Arabic language, Islamic calligraphy is read from right to left.
    Irene Gonzalez, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Look for Misprints and Mispressings Accidents can happen when pressing a record or printing the album's artwork.
    Nina Derwin, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Initially, the company plans to start printing and assembling homes with about 50 workers and a handful of 3-D printers.
    Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Those who identify Elise as Malfatti contend that Nohl simply misread Beethoven’s handwriting of the name Therese.
    Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • For very young children, gardening increases hand-eye coordination, which is linked to success in handwriting, math and reading.
    Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For the first time since inking a five-year pact (2024-28) to sublicense a slate of College Football Playoff games from ESPN, TNT Sports has been given the green light to sell the advertising inventory in and around those telecasts, according to a source involved with the deal.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The company dove into the space last year, inking distribution deals with Spotify, iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While at the library, Queen Camilla toured a selection of historic books and manuscripts from the America250 collection, the British Embassy said.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Johnson finds a disturbing manuscript raising questions about the author’s mental state.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The local representative of the national government, Eduardo Pacheco, escalated Casagrande’s request, writing to the Interior Ministry on May 19 to request an exception to carry out preventive burns, BioBíoChile reported.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Demonstrating skills For years, roboticists have been working on getting robots to learn from demonstration—teaching them new skills by showing them what to do, rather than writing lines of code.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Cursive Academy, founded by husband and wife Terrell and Chelsea Whittington, earned its nonprofit status in November 2025 and partners with organizations, companies and individuals to resurrect the art of penmanship.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This script just keeps getting upgrades with every rewrite.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Now there’s a chance to flip the script — using money the borough’s wealthier neighbor has already generated.
    Peter Peyser, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Lettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettering. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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