as in correspondence
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
began receiving lots of mail after he became known as a frequent donor to charities
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Recent Examples of mail
Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024
The court record said that about 20 election ballots, along with numerous pieces of mail, were destroyed.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
It should have been mailed by Oct. 29, according the the United States Postal Service.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nearly 1 million absentee ballots have been requested by Wisconsin voters and morethan 715,000 ballots have already been returned to clerks, either by mail or by those voting in-person absentee, elections officials said.
—Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024
The court record said that about 20 election ballots, along with numerous pieces of mail, were destroyed.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
Once completed, please mail the form to the correct County Auditor.
—Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
It should have been mailed by Oct. 29, according the the United States Postal Service.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail
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Clearly that letter wasn’t your run-of-the-mill correspondence.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Israel's ultranationalist finance minister will sign on Thursday an extension authorizing financial correspondence between banks in Israel and the occupied West Bank for one more month only, the minister's spokesperson said.Barak Ravid, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Following the surprise announcement, Frankel posted a sweet message on Instagram alongside pictures of the couple showing off their wedding bling.Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Rounding may affect the numbers above and result in minor discrepancies with exit polls posted by other outlets, like CNN and NBC, for example.Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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For the most part, CVs are used by academics, scientists, lawyers, physicians and other professionals with letters after their name.Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The information was central to what NSSF called its voter education program, which involved sending letters, postcards and later emails to persuade gun buyers to vote for the firearms industry’s preferred political candidates.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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An interesting suggestion will encourage you to address something that concerns you.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The company acknowledges regulatory uncertainties and ongoing litigation as potential risks, with efforts to address these challenges detailed in the report.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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As for texts, almost all messages sent between iPhones should be encrypted end-to-end by Apple’s iMessage system, and Google’s implementation of the RCS standard has brought end-to-end encryption to most Android-to-Android messaging.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Some of the people who had sent messages then started calling my brother’s phone.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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For more than six decades, the department store has advertised over-the-top holiday packages.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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After Kramer and an unindicted co-conspirator inmate worked with the drug suppliers to arrange meet-up times and locations, Gratz would pick up the drug packages.Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2024
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Where digital infrastructure is robust, labor costs are high and card payments are common, self-checkouts not only reduce costs but also enhance the customer experience.Mustafa Khanwala, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Take the example of greeting and holiday cards, which may be piling up in your drawer or taking over your fridge.Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mail. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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