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Recent Examples of billet-doux
Only one painting, The Love Letter (on loan from the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands), is explicitly identified as a billet-doux, but all three are suggestive of interior dramas; secret vulnerabilities and joys; two selves reaching toward one another.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billet-doux
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Trump has in fact sent a letter threatening legal action to the BBC, the corporation confirmed.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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One letter obtained by WGME starts by expressing condolences for the passing of an individual.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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When Bill Gates published his recent open letter on climate action, critics rushed to accuse him of going soft on climate change.—
Alexis Abramson,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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A number of British health leaders signed an open letter last week calling for the bill’s passage, and decrying delays in the process so far.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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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
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In a sentencing memorandum and in court on Friday, Van Demark said Bonillo, who rose to the rank of sergeant while in the Army, originally joined CBP in December 2021 but left six months later for a more lucrative job with a private company.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The department is budgeted for about 1,800 officers, according to a city memorandum.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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If Zhou was somehow confused about what the Lavely & Singer co-founder was trying to convey on Renner’s part, the lawyer reiterated his primary star power point in the three-page missive.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Warren Buffett's Thanksgiving letter , released today, replaces his annual shareholder missive timed for Berkshire Hathaway 's annual meeting in May each year.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The California redistricting measure is expected to pass, after Democrats built a massive mail vote lead.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Assemblymember Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, authored the 2021 law to make California a vote-by-mail state.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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What emerges is an island on the rise, one that rewards travelers willing to move past the postcard to find real connection and a deeper, more authentic sense of place.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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The second postcard displays a tree that is bursting with coins, as if money is sprouting from the branches.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Snoop, who delighted audiences with his dispatches from the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, will be back on his ring game next month as a roving correspondent for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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And for The New Yorker, Eric Lach’s election night dispatch considers the hills ahead.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Billet-doux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet-doux. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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