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
Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The letters consist of scripts, shot lists and lyrics.
—Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Using those newfound skills, the Creature returns to the ruins of the tower and reads letters that reveal the truth of its creation.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Zoning verification letters are submitted to verify land usage and determine whether a developer would need to file a rezoning request.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Signage for new and defunct art galleries appear with letters roasted dry by the relentless California sun until the edges of words peel away, looking like they were written in calligraphy.
—Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Kathie Lee Gifford doesn’t understand why the LGBTQIA+ community uses so many letters to identify itself.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Words must be of four or more letters.
—Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
How sweet the letters from Gita had been, arriving in his grad-school cubbyhole at Brooklyn Poly!
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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Weinbel said it was filled with old letters, cards, and writings that belonged to Sanchez — not evidence — and had nothing to do with the case against his wife, Maricela Rueda, or the protest at Prairieland.
—Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
The letters consist of scripts, shot lists and lyrics.
—Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Using those newfound skills, the Creature returns to the ruins of the tower and reads letters that reveal the truth of its creation.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Zoning verification letters are submitted to verify land usage and determine whether a developer would need to file a rezoning request.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Signage for new and defunct art galleries appear with letters roasted dry by the relentless California sun until the edges of words peel away, looking like they were written in calligraphy.
—Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Kathie Lee Gifford doesn’t understand why the LGBTQIA+ community uses so many letters to identify itself.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Words must be of four or more letters.
—Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
How sweet the letters from Gita had been, arriving in his grad-school cubbyhole at Brooklyn Poly!
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 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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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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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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In one instance, Jeff Weinhold writes to a colleague, Ben Baker, about VIP club admissions, with prices charged up to $199.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Belly, Kentish Town Small and buzzy, Belly (pictured above) in Kentish Town has all the warmth of a neighbourhood bistro – with a frisson of Filipino flair, writes The Week’s Helen Brown.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letters. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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