open letters

noun

plural of open letter
as in letters

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  1. letters
  2. epistles
  3. dispatches
  4. cards
  5. mails
  6. memorandums
  7. postcards
Noun
  • The word shares a root, four of its five letters, and almost the entirety of its meaning, with the verb mend.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Reward not just donations but sustained involvement—advocacy letters or peer recruitment.
    — Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of letters
Noun
  • The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.
    — byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • While hunkered down in the trenches of World War I, a Greek scholar translated some of Paul’s epistles.
    — Robin Hoagland, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025
Definition of epistles
Noun
  • Xinhua News has issued official reports about the disaster and technical dispatches about the science of the glacial lakes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Once Lamb starts publishing daily dispatches about her abduction at the hands of Indo‑Trinidadian radicals demanding a ransom, the writing is on the walls that this woman is going to die.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispatches
Noun
  • MasterCard and Visa cards are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 29, 2024.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • While some teams exchange handwritten notes and cards, others throw celebratory parties to reward a job well done.
    — Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of cards
Noun
  • The book-gifting program, part of the nonprofit Dollywood Foundation, mails free, high-quality books to children across the country and around the world once a month from birth to age 5.
    — Kristy High, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Each month, the book gifting program mails free books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of their family’s income.
    — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mails
Noun
  • In August, Nvidia and six of the largest firms on Wall Street signed memorandums to mobilize more than $500 billion of outside capital around it.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Goldman signed non-binding memorandums of understanding (MOUs), not formal contracts, with Nvidia.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of memorandums
Noun
  • The instructions even say that while packages are X-rayed, greeting cards and postcards are not, which is why the journalist chose to embed the tracker in a postcard.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of postcards
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“Open letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20letters. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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