open letter

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Recent Examples of open letter The news emerged in a May 21 open letter signed by prominent members of the Kazakhstani art community and published on e-flux. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026 The day after Perez’s dramatic press conference, Riquelme wrote an open letter to the longstanding club president in Spanish sports daily Marca. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 24 May 2026 Earlier this month, the Mid-North Association, an organization aimed at preserving the historic character of the mid-north neighborhood in Lincoln Park, penned an open letter of opposition to Ald. Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 In an open letter to Congress, FACE Ag Network argues that the bill threatens hundreds of animal welfare laws and prioritizes industrial agriculture over independent farmers. Mikayla Price, CBS News, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for open letter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open letter
Noun
  • In response, seven former EEOC officials sent Lucas an open letter via electronic mail on March 18, 2025.
    Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Eight years later, AOL introduced its own version of electronic mail services, email addresses, a Windows version and access to the rest of the Internet for its users.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) separately reported that Naqvi carried a letter from Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has continued to keep a low public profile since assuming his post in March.
    Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • There’s been talk about digitizing the signboard, but the letters are still put up by hand.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • In addition to first-class stamps, the price hike will affect metered letters (from 69 cents to 74 cents), international postage (from $1.65 to $1.70) and domestic postal cards (from 56 cents to 62 cents).
    David Chiu, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Keep junk mail and schoolwork in drawers or wall organizers, not on your kitchen surface.
    Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 22 May 2026
  • There’s something freeing and peaceful when things are in their place, the kitchen bar is free of junk mail and dishes are off countertops, stacked in the dishwasher.
    ByBryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Bpifrance will acquire a minority stake alongside Alba; the two signed a memorandum of understanding on their partnership at an investment summit in Paris this week.
    Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jake Becchina said area police departments have a memorandum of understanding for big events like the World Cup.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Goode was supervising Canton PD’s overnight patrol at the time of O’Keefe’s death, specifically assigned to the dispatch center.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
  • But some of the most meaningful long-term gains may emerge more quietly through better dispatch systems, faster hiring pipelines, smoother onboarding, safer communications, clearer family updates, and more reliable daily transportation service.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 2 June 2026
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
  • For example, in several Epistles, the apostle Paul speaks often about the Christian hope in God through Jesus Christ.
    Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Across the lobby, Leda looked up from the stack of mail in her hands and smiled.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • And unlike in-person voting, where verification happens upfront, mail-in ballots must be inspected and have signatures verified.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026

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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20letter. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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