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
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
A day earlier, EchoStar’s counsel addressed Judge Garnett in a letter that closed with a note that Dish was evaluating its legal options.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
Rounds 4-5 BONUS: Dominick Puni (Sr., Kansas, 6-5, 313)
A no-star recruit, Puni also lettered in volleyball all four years and joined the track team as a senior in high school.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
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His teammates and coaches brace for the whistle — after all, by the letter of the NBA rulebook, these are fouls.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
A day earlier, EchoStar’s counsel addressed Judge Garnett in a letter that closed with a note that Dish was evaluating its legal options.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
The former four-star recruit lettered in football, baseball, basketball and track, quarterbacking his high school to back-to-back undefeated state titles (the only ones in school history) while personally winning state championships in the 100 meters and long jump his senior year.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
Rounds 4-5 BONUS: Dominick Puni (Sr., Kansas, 6-5, 313)
A no-star recruit, Puni also lettered in volleyball all four years and joined the track team as a senior in high school.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
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In November, Chief Crowley wrote a separate memo to the commission focusing on the bigger picture: a fire department that has not changed much in size since the 1960s despite the city’s population surging by more than a million people since then.Heather Knight, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Interview 'The Language of Other Things': An Interview with Stephanie LaCava Haley Mlotek The author of I Fear My Pain Interests You on inevitable doom, writing through absence, and cows.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Released in December 1964, Smokey Robinson penned the sentimental ballad for the group because of David Ruffin.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are ditching third-party fact-checkers in favor of a Community Notes program inspired by X, according to an announcement penned by Meta’s new Trump-friendly policy chief Joel Kaplan.Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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The plan was to release a bunch of live service games to print revenue on PlayStation and PC, but that idea only works if those games are…good.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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That’s no matter, however, as any good comic knows to print the legend in this sort of situation.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
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The discount is usually in the buyer’s favor, as the cost of an accurate restoration and finding NOS (new old stock) parts rarely pencils out.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
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While the ideal plan includes outfielder Juan Soto getting penciled into manager Carlos Mendoza's lineup, there's plenty of competition for his services.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Hoffman joined the Blue Jays after nearly inking a $40 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles.Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday, January 9, Page Six reported that the beloved Today show host — whose last day was Friday, January 10 — inked a deal with NBC and Today.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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