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 civilian federal workforce , not including military personnel and postal workers, is made up of about 2.4 million people.
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Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Otherwise, there’s an option to fill out a PDF and send it to the IRS via postal mail or fax.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
To ensure that all potential claimants are notified about the settlement, the Settlement Administrator will compile a list of individuals who are eligible to receive notice of the settlement via email or postal mail.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Cruz allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed Hodge repeatedly in front of horrified customers, fellow postal carriers and staff at the restaurant on Manhattan's Lenox Avenue, between West 118th and West 119th Streets.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Otherwise, there’s an option to fill out a PDF and send it to the IRS via postal mail or fax.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
To ensure that all potential claimants are notified about the settlement, the Settlement Administrator will compile a list of individuals who are eligible to receive notice of the settlement via email or postal mail.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Cruz allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed Hodge repeatedly in front of horrified customers, fellow postal carriers and staff at the restaurant on Manhattan's Lenox Avenue, between West 118th and West 119th Streets.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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