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
Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
The World Surf League, the International Surfing Association, the sport’s global governing body and some athletes reportedly signed letters of support to Team USA backing USA Surfing’s plans.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
With widespread layoffs expected at The Washington Post in the coming weeks, teams of reporters are sending impassioned letters to owner Jeff Bezos, urging him not to shrink the newsroom.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Despite never meeting, Phillip and Eloise form a connection through their letters, and Phillip, aware of Eloise’s reputation as a spinster, proposes to Eloise in a letter.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
Hyundai is mailing notification letters to affected customers by March 23, 2026.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Follow-up letters were left unanswered.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
This period changed American letters in many ways.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Called AlphaGenome, the model takes in sequences of up to one million DNA letters, also known as base pairs, and predicts how mutations in those stretches affect gene expression.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
In testimony Wednesday morning, Jaquez Lewis admitted to submitting the letters in the name of her former aides.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
The World Surf League, the International Surfing Association, the sport’s global governing body and some athletes reportedly signed letters of support to Team USA backing USA Surfing’s plans.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
With widespread layoffs expected at The Washington Post in the coming weeks, teams of reporters are sending impassioned letters to owner Jeff Bezos, urging him not to shrink the newsroom.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Despite never meeting, Phillip and Eloise form a connection through their letters, and Phillip, aware of Eloise’s reputation as a spinster, proposes to Eloise in a letter.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
Hyundai is mailing notification letters to affected customers by March 23, 2026.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Follow-up letters were left unanswered.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
This period changed American letters in many ways.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Called AlphaGenome, the model takes in sequences of up to one million DNA letters, also known as base pairs, and predicts how mutations in those stretches affect gene expression.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letters
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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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The chances of winning the top prizes are astronomically low because the company prints billions of game pieces but only releases a handful of key winning ones.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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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
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The series kicks off when Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), a member of a powerful Oklahoma family, pens a suicide note, hides it inside a book on his shelves, and then shoots himself in the head.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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Wrangler inks multi-year deal with country music star Lainey Wilson, reviving the trend for celebrity denim campaigns and collaborations.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Dec. 2025
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Bloomberg Mercedes-Benz inks a major deal with the WTA.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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Author Josh Hammer writes that a case being heard by the International Court of Justice could redefine the word genocide.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Price writes for the Associated Press.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letters. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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