as in epistle
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 landlord
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 letter
Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
His father, David Braxton, lettered from 1986 to 1988 as a defensive end at Wake Forest and was a second-round draft pick in 1989 by the Minnesota Vikings.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
Greg Norman , David Spunt, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Under the $10 million-plus SNAP-Ed grant, MSU Extension worked with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to provide nutrition and active lifestyle information to low-income families in Michigan for about 30 years, according to the letter.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Noun
There are a variety of fonts and lettering styles to choose from, as well as colors.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
His father, David Braxton, lettered from 1986 to 1988 as a defensive end at Wake Forest and was a second-round draft pick in 1989 by the Minnesota Vikings.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
Routh wrote in the letter filed on the case docket.
—Greg Norman , David Spunt, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Under the $10 million-plus SNAP-Ed grant, MSU Extension worked with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to provide nutrition and active lifestyle information to low-income families in Michigan for about 30 years, according to the letter.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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The former member of hometown band Post Animal has also reunited with them to write, record, and produce their new IRON album, and members Wesley Toledo and Javier Reyes performed alongside him Friday (Post Animal perform on Sunday).—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
2 Aug. 2025
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Blackburn further wrote that the county would also need to reimburse the Bengals for two enhancement projects the team had paid for: The installation of self-checkout concessions which cost over $1.6 million. LED video boards which cost over $4 million.—
Erin Glynn,
The Enquirer,
2 Aug. 2025
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Tolkien penned his popular fantasy series during World War II.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Carrie Bradshaw will soon be penning her last column, and fans are sharing mixed reactions.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her second coordinated set consisted of a chocolate brown linen set printed with an ivory tropical print.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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Released on July 16, the limited-edition toy was made available alongside a themed ready-to-wear capsule collection that included T-shirts and spaghetti-strap dresses printed with images of the doll.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
25 July 2025
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Following Meyers’ running, the four men huddled for a conversation, which ostensibly gave Espada enough comfort to pencil him into the starting lineup.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Most of the show’s music moments were already penciled into the treatment when Dunham and Felber pitched Netflix the show, and many of them came from those initial playlists.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 July 2025
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Blue Ant Studios, an international production studio and rights business, inked the deal with the U.K. channel to release the film at 9 p.m. London time on Aug. 18.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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Sony Group Corporation has inked a strategic business alliance with anime and gaming powerhouse Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., with the electronics and entertainment conglomerate also acquiring a 2.5% stake in the company for approximately JPY68 billion ($464 million).—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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“Letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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