billet-doux

noun

Definition of billet-douxnext
as in letter

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  1. letter
  2. open letter
  3. epistle
  4. memorandum
  5. missive
  6. mail
  7. postcard
  8. dispatch
Noun
  • In 2022, Atkins joined a number of other former S.E.C. commissioners in a joint letter to Gensler saying new climate-risk disclosure rules overstepped the Commission’s regulatory authority.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The patch for the first female human spaceflight showcased a dove flying above the letters designating the Soviet Union, CCCP.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of letter
Noun
  • Over 200 models and mainstay figures in the New York City fashion industry have written an open letter to push New York governor Kathy Hochul to sign a bill that would protect models from exploitation.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In an open letter to Biden last week, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders also opposed the NDAA, but opted to argue against the bill’s record-high military budget instead of addressing the ban on gender-affirming care.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of open letter
Noun
  • One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Yet the novel evolved incrementally from public to private, epistle to narrative as the scope of the vision enlarged.
    David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Definition of epistle
Noun
  • Normally, parties submit long and detailed memorandums outlining why a defendant should receive a certain sentence.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Following a memorandum of understanding signed back in March, Nissan and Honda had partnered in August to research technologies for next-gen vehicle platforms.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of memorandum
Noun
  • His goal was always to send these missives out in the world and let people process them.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Each missive includes art, music, poetry, a devotional writing and a piece of scripture that all relate to each other and revolve around themes of hope, peace, joy and love.
    Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of missive
Noun
  • Ascension began notifying victims of the data breach by mail last week and will continue reaching out to victims through January of 2025.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The historical drama about Black military women who heroically solved a massive backlog of mail to servicemen during World War II is #2.
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of mail
Noun
  • Six collectable postcards featuring on-set photography by Kimberly French.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The four spend their leisurely days lounging by the pool, drinking cocktails and basking in the sun: a postcard ready image of what a multi-ethnic French family can look like.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of postcard
Noun
  • This card also offers roadside dispatch and cell phone protection (Up to $600 of cell phone protection against damage or theft.
    Jason Stauffer,Brett Holzhauer,Alexandria White, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Read our correspondent’s dispatch from Tel Rifaat in northwestern Syria, where people are returning home after years of displacement.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispatch
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