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
Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
As many as a dozen letters — including one from the NBA — were submitted by the attorney for Aspiration Partners co-founder Joe Sanberg ahead of his sentencing Monday in an effort to persuade the judge to trim the 17 years prosecutors have requested for each of the two counts of fraud.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Drawings by the children and letters by them and El Gamal were released to the media and provided to Congress.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
There are no casual strolls up to the letters.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Over time, as vehicle ownership expanded, so did the complexity of the plates, in the 1950’s letters were added.
—Jay Gardiner, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
That settlement comes from village leaders who are telling residents through letters that Aqua Illinois is ready to compensate them.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
In letters to the judge urging Mendoza Hernandez’s release, community members described him as a person of faith who is active in the community and a caring father to a 2-year-old child.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Like the event last May, the identities of these investors are hidden behind pseudonyms or a series of letters and numbers.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Words must be of four or more letters.
—Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
As many as a dozen letters — including one from the NBA — were submitted by the attorney for Aspiration Partners co-founder Joe Sanberg ahead of his sentencing Monday in an effort to persuade the judge to trim the 17 years prosecutors have requested for each of the two counts of fraud.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Drawings by the children and letters by them and El Gamal were released to the media and provided to Congress.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
There are no casual strolls up to the letters.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Over time, as vehicle ownership expanded, so did the complexity of the plates, in the 1950’s letters were added.
—Jay Gardiner, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
That settlement comes from village leaders who are telling residents through letters that Aqua Illinois is ready to compensate them.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
In letters to the judge urging Mendoza Hernandez’s release, community members described him as a person of faith who is active in the community and a caring father to a 2-year-old child.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Like the event last May, the identities of these investors are hidden behind pseudonyms or a series of letters and numbers.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letters
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London’s Victoria and Albert Museum ceded to censorship requests issued by the Chinese firm that prints the institution’s exhibition catalogues, according to a new report from The Guardian, who unearthed the information via FOIA requests.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
16 Apr. 2026
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Few places symbolize the move from print to digital more than Akalla, a district of Stockholm where the ST01 data center sits at a site once occupied by the factory that prints Sweden main newspaper, Kaun says.—
Michael Weissenstein,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
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Amazon moved fast to board the project and the film will now be a big priority at the studio as Loeb pens the script.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Yousafzai pens a portrait of a young woman discovering her identity amid immense pressure.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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All now appears to be ship-shape for North Point boaters to enjoy a summer on the Big Lake, and at least for the upcoming seasons once the state inks the contract with Skipper Bud’s.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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With high school bringing teenagers into closer contact with peers all week long, Osterud writes, their strongest bonds were with peers in the same grade.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Apr. 2026
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Choe writes for the Associated Press.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letters. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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