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
Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Tap the letters or the up and down carat on the display line.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The report notes that Waites was also handed two cease-and-desist letters in the weeks following her resignation for shooting campaign videos inside Atlanta City Hall and using the city seal in campaign materials.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
The letters were selected from more than 5,000 letters archived in the SDSU library’s Special Collections.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Hosn and Bedotto began writing letters addressed to South Florida’s family court professionals.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Brady wants these letters issued during 2017 to 2021 and 2025.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 4 June 2026
Behavioral health companies in South Florida say they are being impacted by Medicaid termination letters, with facilities stating the cuts are harming patients who need help and leaving many therapists out of work.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 4 June 2026
In order to secure the funds, the family members submitted fake financial instruments and money orders, continuing to do so even after the IRS sent them letters telling them to stop, according to the statement.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Noun
Interest in the author’s life can curdle into obsession, as in Henry James’s The Aspern Papers, in which the narrator embraces any deception necessary to acquire the letters of a dead poet.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Tap the letters or the up and down carat on the display line.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The report notes that Waites was also handed two cease-and-desist letters in the weeks following her resignation for shooting campaign videos inside Atlanta City Hall and using the city seal in campaign materials.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
The letters were selected from more than 5,000 letters archived in the SDSU library’s Special Collections.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Hosn and Bedotto began writing letters addressed to South Florida’s family court professionals.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Brady wants these letters issued during 2017 to 2021 and 2025.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 4 June 2026
Behavioral health companies in South Florida say they are being impacted by Medicaid termination letters, with facilities stating the cuts are harming patients who need help and leaving many therapists out of work.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 4 June 2026
In order to secure the funds, the family members submitted fake financial instruments and money orders, continuing to do so even after the IRS sent them letters telling them to stop, according to the statement.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letters
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The ordinance, modeled after similar measures in Duluth and Chicago, would give landlords 14 days to fix a broken item or schedule a repair after it’s reported to them by a tenant in writing.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
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Shortly after joining Temple, Griffin told CBS News Philadelphia her goal was to hire dozens of additional officers, develop a program to screen off-campus landlords, and make sure apartments near the school met certain safety criteria.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The fix is a lead magnet so useful your reader prints it and pins it up.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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This is a company that prints more revenue every time the tape gets chaotic, and 2026 has given it plenty of chaos to work with.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Kids ages 9 through 12, the advisory notes, should not operate any e-bike faster than 10 mph.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Zach Thomas brought his fellow linebackers over to his home for film study sessions each week during the season to share his notes on opposing teams and players.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
Verb
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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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Google inks a major contract to help the Pentagon use AI.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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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
Verb
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Fleisher writes for the Associated Press.—
Larry Fleisher,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Cut to the now-twentysomething Adam (The Idea of You‘s hunk Nicholas Galitzine), explaining all of this wonky mythology to a date, who writes him off as a delusional, pretty-boy doofus.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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“Letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letters. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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