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noun (1)

plural of letter
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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letters

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noun (2)

plural of letter
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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letters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of letter
as in prints

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Recent Examples of letters
Noun
On Monday, prosecutors sent similar letters to every county in the state, including Sacramento. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Huang’s ideas concerned two formulas that appeared in Ramanujan’s letters and are now known as the Rogers-Ramanujan identities. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026 In September, Okińczyc-Cruz delivered to Leo nearly a dozen letters from detainees who had passed through the processing center in Broadview. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 Another complainant, Rosana Vaccon, said she was isolated from her family and never received letters from her mother informing her of her father’s serious illness. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Of 13 pieces of Mack’s official correspondence Pangram analyzed, 10 were flagged majority written by AI, including multiple letters and speeches. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 The calls and letters demanding payment may become more frequent, the language can become more urgent and the consequences of not paying can be harder to gauge. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 To stay in touch, people exchanged letters, postcards, and telegrams. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2026 The New York City Department of Transportation issues certification letters. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letters
  1. epistles
  2. landlords
  3. prints
  4. notes
  5. pens
  6. inks
  7. writes
Noun
  • The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.
    — byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • While hunkered down in the trenches of World War I, a Greek scholar translated some of Paul’s epistles.
    — Robin Hoagland, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025
Definition of epistles
Noun
  • As a result, researchers say corporate landlords may face less pressure to keep tenants happy, resolve issues quickly, or keep rental prices low.
    — Monique John, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In 1381, England’s working class grabbed their pitchforks and rose against tyrannical landlords, extortionate taxes, and the stranglehold of serfdom.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of landlords
Verb
  • Votes are tallied quickly because each ballot box calculates results locally and prints a paper summary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, at closing, every machine used at every polling station prints its tally, which is then posted in front of the polling place with a QR code, so anyone can check it against the national count.
    — Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of prints
Noun
  • Investigators said the notes contained distinctive writing patterns and asked anyone who recognized the style to contact authorities.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • As Tom’s Hardware notes, users have already suggested that would-be game cloners could simply pivot to Chinese, open-weight or local LLMs if companies like Anthropic block their recreation plans.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of notes
Verb
  • This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • Sarah Rothschild pens the screenplay with Elizabeth Cantillon producing.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Definition of pens
Verb
  • Google DeepMind inks a partnership with film studio A24.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • Volkswagen inks Iron Dome deal in defense pivot Volkswagen is pivoting from cars to military tech at one of its factories, a reflection of the challenges facing Germany’s auto sector.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of inks
Verb
  • Rispoli writes Goblikon’s jokes, massages his hump and researches topics for his podcast.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Katey Lee Carson writes and directs and, along with producing partner Rickie-Lee Roberts, channeled experience in the business into the short.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of writes

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“Letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letters. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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