as in epistles
a message on paper from one person or group to another
he faithfully wrote her a letter every week they were apart
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as in landlords
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
it is the letter of the apartment—not the lessee—who is responsible for basic repair and upkeep
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Recent Examples of letters
Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
The breach notification letters confirm that attackers accessed sensitive data that can fuel identity theft and fraud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Utah, Massachusetts and Connecticut, which provide Medicaid coverage only to immigrant children, have not received letters, for instance.
—Angela Hart, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
For the sake of speed, some people are turning to artificial intelligence for help crafting customizable appeal letters.
—Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Only 161 of the roughly 3,000 letters Austen wrote have survived, Sands said.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
After all, only a few letters separate lethality and leafality.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The alphabet is more than letters to some people, which is why Heather Dearmore created Colors of the Alphabet.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The collectible footballs that special guests received have letters of authenticity that show that at least some of the balls were signed back in May.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
The breach notification letters confirm that attackers accessed sensitive data that can fuel identity theft and fraud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Utah, Massachusetts and Connecticut, which provide Medicaid coverage only to immigrant children, have not received letters, for instance.
—Angela Hart, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
For the sake of speed, some people are turning to artificial intelligence for help crafting customizable appeal letters.
—Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Only 161 of the roughly 3,000 letters Austen wrote have survived, Sands said.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
After all, only a few letters separate lethality and leafality.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The alphabet is more than letters to some people, which is why Heather Dearmore created Colors of the Alphabet.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The collectible footballs that special guests received have letters of authenticity that show that at least some of the balls were signed back in May.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Utah, Massachusetts and Connecticut, which provide Medicaid coverage only to immigrant children, have not received letters, for instance.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
The breach notification letters confirm that attackers accessed sensitive data that can fuel identity theft and fraud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Utah, Massachusetts and Connecticut, which provide Medicaid coverage only to immigrant children, have not received letters, for instance.
—Angela Hart, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
For the sake of speed, some people are turning to artificial intelligence for help crafting customizable appeal letters.
—Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Only 161 of the roughly 3,000 letters Austen wrote have survived, Sands said.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
After all, only a few letters separate lethality and leafality.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The alphabet is more than letters to some people, which is why Heather Dearmore created Colors of the Alphabet.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The collectible footballs that special guests received have letters of authenticity that show that at least some of the balls were signed back in May.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Utah, Massachusetts and Connecticut, which provide Medicaid coverage only to immigrant children, have not received letters, for instance.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
The breach notification letters confirm that attackers accessed sensitive data that can fuel identity theft and fraud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Utah, Massachusetts and Connecticut, which provide Medicaid coverage only to immigrant children, have not received letters, for instance.
—Angela Hart, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
For the sake of speed, some people are turning to artificial intelligence for help crafting customizable appeal letters.
—Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Only 161 of the roughly 3,000 letters Austen wrote have survived, Sands said.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
After all, only a few letters separate lethality and leafality.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The alphabet is more than letters to some people, which is why Heather Dearmore created Colors of the Alphabet.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The collectible footballs that special guests received have letters of authenticity that show that at least some of the balls were signed back in May.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letters
Verb
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In the comic version, Spider-Man inks a deal with Mephisto to make everyone forget his secret identity and to resurrect Aunt May.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2025
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Her husband, however, is the founder of a venture capital firm and frequently inks large returns on trades while also outperforming the S&P 500.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fairbanks writes of those happy times helping her grandmother do the laundry by hand, working in the garden and listening to family lore, including her grandmother’s time at an Indian boarding school where her culture was forbidden.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Pippa writes with such a comforting wit that her books are like a sweet treat in book format.—
Tessa Bailey,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letters. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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