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verb

past tense of letter

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Recent Examples of lettered
Adjective
The class includes Eddie Curry, who worked at Chicago Public Schools and was instrumental in making 16-inch softball a lettered sport in CPS high schools. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 14 July 2024 Southwest flights are boarded by lettered groups (A, B, and C), and there are up to 60 positions in each group. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024 The music video uses animation to display the song's words, recreating the ribbon of a typewriter and the lettered cutouts of a ransom note. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024 The numbered and lettered speaker columns near the main stage are always a good option. Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lettered 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettered
Adjective
  • Focus on financial management Being financially literate and making smart money decisions in your business will help optimize the profit in your business.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The same can be said for the movie as a whole, which blends Shelton’s talent for literate, witty character comedy with the conventions of the Joel Silver-era buddy flick in mutually beneficial ways.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Midway between Nashville and Memphis, the region’s demographics skew older, whiter, poorer and less educated than the state’s averages.
    John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The key is to find people who can make educated guesses, not just take shots in the dark.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • These research reports and scholarly articles explain how.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Researchers often comb through reams of scholarly works.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Newsom has attempted to convince Oakland leaders to change the city’s pursuit policy before, including in an open letter penned last July.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Travis also penned a gushing tribute on Instagram to mark his daughter's birthday on Christmas Eve.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Culture Low Stakes Forever Nicholas Hune-Brown Gordon Korman wrote his first bestseller in seventh grade.
    hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito wrote a dissenting opinion.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • It was found close to the sites of early synagogues, mosques and churches and was inscribed with the 10 Biblical laws in Paleo-Hebrew script.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In early December, UNESCO inscribed a brand new batch of international traditions to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Lettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettered. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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