open letter

noun

Definition of open letternext
as in electronic mail

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Recent Examples of open letter By Tuesday afternoon, more than 107,000 people had signed an open letter calling on the government to commission a public inquiry into media coverage of Arday. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 An open letter backed by more than 120,000 signatories demands a public inquiry into press treatment of Arday, even as supporters raise hundreds of thousands for his family. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 An open letter from current and former writing-center tutors protesting the decision had more than 100 signatories. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 In late July, more than 1,300 employees of frontier AI companies signed an open letter warning that their AI is quickly becoming so powerful that humans may soon no longer be able to control it. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for open letter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for open letter
  1. electronic mail
  2. letter
  3. junk mail
  4. memorandum
  5. dispatch
  6. epistle
  7. mail
  8. memo
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
  • But the lobbyist has doubled down on her criticism of McCuskey in a recent letter to Illinois’ four top legislative leaders and obtained by the Tribune.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • White formally declared for the draft in a letter sent to the WNBA league office by his attorney, former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz.
    — Jackson Thompson , Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of letter
Noun
  • 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
  • Older adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and other scams and are often advised to ignore junk mail and calls from telemarketers.
    — Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of junk mail
Noun
  • In the roughly six months since then, 18 service members have died, a memorandum of understanding has materialized and fallen apart, and the price of oil and gas has risen worldwide.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the surface equipment needed for a commercial-scale enhanced geothermal system (EGS).
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of memorandum
Noun
  • Responders arrived to find one of the victims unresponsive outside the vehicle, according to California Highway Patrol dispatch logs reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • So began a dispatch from Monte Carlo in the May 1936 issue of Vogue.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispatch
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
Definition of epistle
Noun
  • A Little Rock police incident report lists Shelton as a suspect in the theft of mail from the post office at 7401 Colonel Glenn Road, where a blue postal collection box had been broken into early Friday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
  • One search of a home associated with Davis turned up mail pertaining to the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas for Orlando Anderson — Davis’ cousin and fellow Southside Crip was a person of interest in Shakur’s killing, Ladd testified, and was detained.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mail
Noun
  • Not long after the DOJ memo dropped, a message from Kaleigh Brendle landed in my colleague Hansi Lo Wang's inbox.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Neeru will serve as the team’s control owner, and their son, Neal, will also have a leadership role in the team, according to a memo the NFL sent last month to its clubs, a copy of which was viewed by Sportico.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of memo

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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20letter. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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