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capital letters

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  1. One of the two kinds of letters. Capital letters, also called upper-case letters, are larger than, and often formed differently from, lower-case letters. Capital letters are used at the beginning of a sentence or a proper name and may be used to show respect. Some examples are: “T he dog barked,” D aniel, the L ord, and Q ueen E lizabeth.


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Their names are represented onscreen in capital letters, with periods, as though they were acronyms, but let’s leave that alone; they read as people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

He takes the calendar off the wall and writes his relevant passwords—the codes to his life—on the last page, and then, in capital letters, his mother’s maiden name: the origin of that life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"We won the YPF trial," Milei wrote in capital letters on the social media platform X, calling the 2-1 ruling by the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York the "best possible outcome."

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

You may get those envelopes through the mail with “OVERDUE” in red capital letters, so moving your balance to a zero-interest credit card is a smart move.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026

They worked on grid paper, using capital letters.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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