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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
Noun
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As the years go on, the combinations of letters are only going to get longer.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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There are wooden crosses and paintings, flowers and candles and hundreds of messages and letters along the snowy sidewalk.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Last week, Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino shared an open letter to Wasserman, urging him to exit the company.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, more than 100 Latino artists in Hollywood also signed an open letter asking for more authenticity in casting.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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South Korean production companies Barunson E&A and Studio N have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop film and series projects for Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, drawing on Studio N’s library of webtoon and web novel intellectual property.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even so, Elder, in the memorandum to the commission, said a future rise in the number of household shoppers may render the parking inadequate.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Long trolling Trump in what many view as the lead-up to a 2028 White House bid by the two-term Democrat, Newsom’s missive comes in all caps and with the over-the-top self-aggrandizement that is common to POTUS himself — which is often the point.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2026
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The missives dated back to 1708, the last year of Dooley’s search.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Carol Edwards, Littleton 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.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Prizes of $600 or higher can be collected at any California Lottery district office or by mail.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The mercury should hit the mid-60s by kickoff and drop to the high 50s by the final gun, in what's shaping up to be a postcard Super Sunday.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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The show’s postcard-ready shots of the northern countryside, with its verdant hills and winding roads, are another incongruity, belying the challenges of survival there for those on the fringes.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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The responding officer heard screaming on the dispatch call and first responders arrived at the home where the teenage victim — whose name was not revealed — was pronounced dead, according to an incident report shared with The Times.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Witnesses told dispatch that a man, identified as 38-year-old Jose Rodriguez Jaquez, was lying in a business parking lot with a gunshot wound.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Billet-doux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet-doux. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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