Thesaurus results for OPEN LETTER

open letter

noun

Definition of open letter

as in electronic mail

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Recent Examples of open letter The Council on American-Islamic Relations in Philadelphia sent an open letter to the Philadelphia Eagles, the stadium operator and the city asking who made the decision to remove Macklemore from the show at the Linc. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Mansour encouraged other tribal groups to follow Tunica-Biloxi’s lead in an open letter published Friday. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 It was preceded by an open letter in which a lot of people proposed the same thing. — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026 Twenty-five Fields Medalists have signed an open letter criticizing the growing push by AI companies to solve famous mathematical problems as demonstrations of model capability. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for open letter

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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

Definition of electronic mail

Noun

Can the letter writer let sister know her fuss over food and product choices for 4-year-old nephew is hard to watch?

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026
Their letter suggested investigations by the Justice Department, Labor Department or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission if discrimination or retaliation were creating a hostile workplace were on the table.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of letter

Noun

Toss junk mail, file important documents, and tackle any actionable items immediately.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2026
For other types of junk mail or promotional material, the United States Postal Service and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommend using the website DMAchoice to remove your name from a lot of the national marketing mail lists.

— Cody Godwin, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of junk mail

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Under the memorandum of understanding the two sides signed in June that collapsed within days, Iran's nuclear program was meant to be discussed over a 60-day period.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Consider, for instance, what happened to the memorandum of understanding the two sides signed in June in hopes of stopping the war.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of memorandum

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The commission then unanimously approved a motion to direct county administration to develop and present a plan for transitioning the regional 911 system, including call-taking and dispatch services, from BSO to the county.

— Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
The team reviewed 911 calls, radio communications, dispatch data, evacuation maps, staffing plans and more.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of dispatch

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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

Definition of epistle

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The polling punctuates widespread Democratic warnings about Trump laying the groundwork for interfering in the midterm elections by asserting more control over mail-in voting and dispatching Justice Department monitors to polling places.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Bakker was indicted in 1988 for mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy after an investigation of PTL's finances.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of mail

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The message comes following Tuesday morning’s memo from David Ellison, chairman and CEO, and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, which acknowledged that layoffs will be part of the process of integrating the two companies.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Former Superintendent Crystal Hill alleged in a memo before she was fired that those payments were authorized without a direct CMS contract in place.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

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