1
: of or relating to the mails or the post office
2
: conducted by mail
postal chess
3
: insanely or murderously violent
—usually used in the phrase go postal
Examples of postal in a Sentence
Postal rates are going up.
The city worked to quickly restore postal service.
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The president signed two bills renaming local postal offices to honor community leaders in the state of Texas and California.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Christmas is a postal holiday, so UPS and USPS pickup and delivery services will be unavailable Dec. 25.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Senators voted 76-20 for the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate two federal policies that prevent nearly 3 million people, including police officers, firefighters, postal workers, teachers and others with a public pension, from collecting their full Social Security benefits.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
However, a shortage of qualified postal officers resulted in a significant backlog of letters and packages, with some items delayed for as long as three years.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Christmas is a postal holiday, so UPS and USPS pickup and delivery services will be unavailable Dec. 25.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Senators voted 76-20 for the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate two federal policies that prevent nearly 3 million people, including police officers, firefighters, postal workers, teachers and others with a public pension, from collecting their full Social Security benefits.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
However, a shortage of qualified postal officers resulted in a significant backlog of letters and packages, with some items delayed for as long as three years.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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