letters 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of letter
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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letters

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of letter
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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letters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of letter
as in prints

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Recent Examples of letters
Noun
Additionally, Páez said community members sent letters to the judge asking for the couple’s release, talking about the impact Panqueva and Páez had on their lives. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Since then, a tarp has covered the area where the letters were once installed, frustrating those who sought to the remove the president's name from the building. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Prospective members must be sponsored by two current members, provide letters of recommendation from five other members and go through an extensive vetting process. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 The rapper revealed the slate of performers via a website where fans had to unscramble letters for each act based on a particular hint. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 In 1951, Western Auto bought the building and invested more $300,000 in renovations and additions, including a new 30-ton, 70-by-73-foot sign displaying its name in massive red letters encircled by an arrow. — Rashad Alexander august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 Sensing a disconnect or worse, a feeling of being forgotten, Campbell this summer invited some of the men who wrote those letters to campus. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 The city sent letters to around 17,000 individuals who’d been identified as second-homeowners subject to the surcharge. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 The result shows that machines can, in fact, write functional viral genomes, albeit relatively small ones containing just 5,400 DNA letters and only 11 genes. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letters
  1. epistles
  2. landlords
  3. prints
  4. notes
  5. pens
  6. inks
  7. writes
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of epistles
Noun
  • Flock appraises homes of landlords looking to sell without triggering costly capital gains taxes.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Historically, rural credit in India was fragmented and informal, with farmers depending on relatives, traders, landlords, and local moneylenders for financing, which often came with high interest rates.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of landlords
Verb
  • The unexpected electrical issue at the facility that prints The Sacramento Bee and several other regional publications resulted in Monday’s newspaper being distributed digitally only.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • This was all doable without creating any overhangs, so the whole thing still prints without needing supports.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Definition of prints
Noun
  • None of this establishes what share of enterprise production runs on community artifacts, and Hugging Face says as much in its notes on method.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But concerns about the technology, including the generation of inaccurate notes with errors or hallucinations, made physicians resistant to learn and adopt it into their workflows.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of notes
Verb
  • This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • Sarah Rothschild pens the screenplay with Elizabeth Cantillon producing.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Definition of pens
Verb
  • Google DeepMind inks a partnership with film studio A24.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of inks
Verb
  • Magnet Forensics unveiled Magnet AI this spring, an engine that surfaces artifacts in seconds and writes investigative summaries from the evidence.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Observer writes that at the Midtown transport hub, the organization’s new space will mount free exhibitions for commuters, tourists, and school groups.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of writes

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“Letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letters. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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