open letter

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Recent Examples of open letter Ricky Martin penned an open letter to Bad Bunny in Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día after the singer’s big Grammys win on Sunday night. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026 In October 2019, two years after his firing from NBC following the allegations against him by Nevils, which had by then been detailed in Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill, Lauer wrote an open letter denying the rape accusation. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026 His second departure from Madrid was followed by a hugely critical open letter in one of those Madrid-supporting newspapers, AS, criticising Florentino Perez for his running of the club. Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 The open letter, which was released to the media during the event on Monday, reads that the standard for officers is fitness for duty, not whether a prosecutor filed charges. Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 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
  • In the letter, Mukherjee, a Columbia Law School professor and director of its Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, wrote that the children had been detained for more than 120 days, more than six times the 20-day limit set in a federal court agreement governing the detention of minors.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The senators had previously sent a letter to the SSA in April 2025 expressing concerns about retroactive spousal benefits under the new law.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 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
  • Cut Out Clutter Imagine a pile of junk mail on your dining room table or a nightstand overflowing with a week’s worth of water glasses.
    Megan McCarty, The Spruce, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Junk Mail and Coupons Speaking of piles of paper, be sure to deal with your junk mail, too.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20letter. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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