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, 8 Nov. 2025
As depicted in the film, the real Kelley also got to know Goring’s family, delivering letters from the German military man to his wife.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The league then sends out direct notification letters to players, giving them the specific details of the fine and instructions on how to appeal.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The number of judges who received termination letters matches the tally kept by the immigration judges' union.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Technically, Kreuzwiesner said, the will-serve letters are not legally binding.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Postsurgery, nearly 80% of them improved their performance on the eye chart by 20 letters, and 84% of them could read letters, numbers, and words at home.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
MaineHealth, which employs more than 20,000 people, recently updated its digital record and messaging systems and is now reviewing the automation tool that produced the letters.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Ronnie worked on her own to build a life, but reconnected with Monica via letters before her death.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Words must be of four or more letters.
—Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
As depicted in the film, the real Kelley also got to know Goring’s family, delivering letters from the German military man to his wife.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The league then sends out direct notification letters to players, giving them the specific details of the fine and instructions on how to appeal.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The number of judges who received termination letters matches the tally kept by the immigration judges' union.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Technically, Kreuzwiesner said, the will-serve letters are not legally binding.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Postsurgery, nearly 80% of them improved their performance on the eye chart by 20 letters, and 84% of them could read letters, numbers, and words at home.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
MaineHealth, which employs more than 20,000 people, recently updated its digital record and messaging systems and is now reviewing the automation tool that produced the letters.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Ronnie worked on her own to build a life, but reconnected with Monica via letters before her death.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letters
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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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His paternal grandma prints the flyers and helps get the word out, while his mom’s mom makes the costumes.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
22 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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Cheng Xin | Getty Images Rocket Lab shares have jumped 14% this week as the aerospace company inks new launch deals in the burgeoning space tech industry.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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John Kell OpenAI, Databricks inks AI agents pact.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.—
Miami Herald Staff Reports,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Sombr, who writes and produces all of his own songs, is having a breakout year.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letters. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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