form letter
noun
1
: a letter on a subject of frequent recurrence that can be sent to different people without essential change except in the address
2
: a letter for mass circulation that is printed in many copies and has a very general salutation (such as Dear Friend)
Examples of form letter in a Sentence
The bank sent out thousands of form letters offering its credit card.
Recent Examples on the Web
The message included a form letter signed by Naomi Roach from the TEA’s Office of Governance.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger said the employee was fired using a form letter that the Department of Agriculture also sent to nearly 6,000 other probationary employees.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The notices of firings and leaves come on top of hundreds of USAID contractors receiving no-name form letters of termination over the weekend, according to copies that the AP viewed.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, thousands of other employees are preparing to leave the federal workforce this coming week, including probationary civilian workers at the Pentagon and contractors at the U.S. Agency for International Development who received no-name form letters of termination over the weekend.
—Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger said the employee was fired using a form letter that the Department of Agriculture also sent to nearly 6,000 other probationary employees.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The notices of firings and leaves come on top of hundreds of USAID contractors receiving no-name form letters of termination over the weekend, according to copies that the AP viewed.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, thousands of other employees are preparing to leave the federal workforce this coming week, including probationary civilian workers at the Pentagon and contractors at the U.S. Agency for International Development who received no-name form letters of termination over the weekend.
—Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Form letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/form%20letter. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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