post office
noun
1
: a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail
2
: a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area
3
: a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress may exact a kiss from one of the opposite sex as payment for the pretended delivery of a letter
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Driving to Grey’s Beach, on Cape Cod Bay, takes five minutes, and a post office, a small market, and a public library are within walking distance.
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Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That's the ultimate question that undergirds the debate over the future of the post office.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
The weathered gray and white bar once known as Main Street Bar, at 235 Main St., is located north of the post office and across the street from The Art Theater.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Grocery stores, retail stores and restaurants will largely remain open on the holiday, but that will not be the case for banks, post offices, government offices and the stock market.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That's the ultimate question that undergirds the debate over the future of the post office.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
The weathered gray and white bar once known as Main Street Bar, at 235 Main St., is located north of the post office and across the street from The Art Theater.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Grocery stores, retail stores and restaurants will largely remain open on the holiday, but that will not be the case for banks, post offices, government offices and the stock market.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for post office
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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