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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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In recent weeks, anonymous letters have been mailed to party members with vague and conspiratorial language about the chair race — and while some appear neutral, others have attacked either Rodriguez-Kennedy or Ochoa.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Prairie Village residents are required to get a letter to notify them when construction will happen within 200 feet of their property.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire has also drawn fire for social media posts that were accused of being Islamophobic, with more than 1,000 technology workers signing an open letter calling for him to be disciplined.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 July 2025
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The country’s leadership recently spearheaded an open letter calling on Europe’s legal and human rights regime to be reconsidered to allow more deportation flights.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
22 July 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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After rejecting the ceasefire earlier, Russia demanded that both sides draft memorandums on the parameters of the talks, which would then have to be reconciled -- effectively stalling the process.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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In a sentencing memorandum filed July 16, the U.S. Department of Justice recommended Hankison receive a one-day prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release and a $100 fine.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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One of Grant’s missives with the Dolphins is replacing defensive tackle Calais Campbell, the likely future Hall of Famer who departed for Arizona in free agency.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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But that doesn’t appear to be how some countries are perceiving the missives.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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In August 2022, less than a year after his arrest, Larry was convicted in U.S. federal court of foreign murder and mail fraud.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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The charges include conspiracy, immigration fraud, robbery, mail fraud and money laundering, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Alexander C. Van Hook said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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The pharmacy, which partners with a different nonprofit every year, is donating a portion of its proceeds from its special 150th anniversary product line and a custom puzzle featuring vintage Naperville postcards from the museum’s collection to the nonprofit.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Located on the last available front-row site along O‘ahu’s South Shore, the sky-high duo will afford postcard views of Diamond Head and the Pacific.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 July 2025
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Consolidation is affecting the entire fire industry, from dispatch software to PPE.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
18 July 2025
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According to Adams County dispatch records, emergency crews responded to a Gettysburg hotel where CPR was administered on a male of Rivera’s age, the Evening Sun reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
16 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Billet-doux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet-doux. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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