billet-doux

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billet-doux
Noun
  • The story, which is available as a board book, invites readers to spot items starting with each of the letters of the alphabet, including apple, baseball and clouds — as well as items more specific to a Pride parade.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • At the June 27 news conference, Trump said his administration would soon send out letters to U.S. trading partners informing them of their tariff rate.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Essiedu, meanwhile, signed an open letter in May condemning the U.K. Supreme Court for ruling that transgender women are not legally considered women and transgender men are not legally considered men.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 July 2025
  • Some faculty say that Pinto made decisions like these without including faculty in the decision-making process – despite being sent dozens of emails and an open letter that expressed concern and asked for transparency.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • School district trauma exposure program The City Council also approved a memorandum of understanding between the Pflugerville school district and the Police Department for participating in the Handle with Care program to assist students who have been exposed to traumatic situations.
    Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • The memorandum expands on a similar one the president signed during his first term.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • These rapid-fire missives are meant to be a biting taxonomy of the way modern dating has been gamified.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 June 2025
  • The missive comes after Rozario’s relatives filed a lawsuit this week against the city, alleging the NYPD officers violated a range of department regulations and forced the deadly confrontation without justification.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Applications will be available for download by June 30, on the agency’s website, and may be submitted by email or mail prior to Aug. 1, according to officials.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
  • To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.
    Mark Michalek, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • This vote came on July 1 after a challenge where the contestants wrote anonymous or signed postcards to each other with a comment or question.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 5 July 2025
  • Last week, the festival mailed out physical postcards to random former ticket purchasers with visual clues hinting at potential 2025 artists printed onto them.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Across from the break room and common space on the dispatch floor is the Emergency Operations Center, a 52-seat room that will aid in coordinating during crisis responses.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • That’s when a Whitehall officer contacted Columbus dispatch and notified them of the suspect, but failed to mention that the suspect was armed, the lawsuit said.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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“Billet-doux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet-doux. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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