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
Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
And while investigators have only confirmed five killings associated with the Zodiac, the murderer claimed to have taken the lives of as many as 37 people through his various letters, per the San Francisco Chronicle.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
Besides football, Floyd lettered in basketball and track and field in high school.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Pickford handed me a clutch of his father’s letters from 1954, relating to the sinking of the S.S.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
And while investigators have only confirmed five killings associated with the Zodiac, the murderer claimed to have taken the lives of as many as 37 people through his various letters, per the San Francisco Chronicle.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
His father, Ralph, wrestled for UW, lettered from 1985 to 1987 and qualified for the NCAA championships twice.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
Besides football, Floyd lettered in basketball and track and field in high school.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter
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There used to be more time to write recommendations.Adam Patric Miller, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Circuit Judge Michael Brennan, writing for the majority, rejected both arguments.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The British screenwriter penned Mubi’s 2021 Billy Zane-starrer Rupture, which was produced out of Saudi and directed by Hamzah Jamjoom.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, Kenya penned a message to her dad, wishing him a happy 90th birthday.Elizabeth Ayoola and Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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The security of the watermark comes from it being embedded into the fibers of the ballot paper during the milling process, as opposed to it simply being printed onto the paper.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yours likely has an expiration date printed somewhere on it.Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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Going forward, the analysts have penciled a 15% CAGR (compound average growth rate) for Fiem’s revenue between full-year 2024 and full-year 2027, and 19% CAGR for its earnings.Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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And under San Francisco Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 937, developers won’t have to pay impact fees — which are imposed by local governments on new construction — until the project is complete, a move intended to help reduce their costs and make more projects pencil out.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Signaling its commitment to the Far East, last November the French label opened a franchised unit in Singapore and is planning to ink more deals with local partners to ramp up its footprint in the region.Martino Carrera, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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This bump in resolution can allow for more efficient allocation of resources during extreme weather events, which is particularly important for cities, says Johan Mathe, co-founder and CTO of the company, which earlier this year inked deals with the Philippines and the island nation of Tuvalu.Harry Booth, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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