as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
even though she has an e-mail account, she still prefers to send snail mail
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Recent Examples of snail mail
Enable two-factor authentication wherever possible to add an extra layer of security to your accounts.
5) Beware of snail mail scams: While most people focus on digital threats, physical mail scams can also follow a data breach like this.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
The only way to communicate mainly was through snail mail, and sometimes the snails got to the mail first.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of people reached out to me and my mom—a single parent—with words of encouragement, whether through a text message or a heartfelt card sent via snail mail.
—Stella Shon, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
But snail mail isn’t reliable transport for this special treat.
—Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
The only way to communicate mainly was through snail mail, and sometimes the snails got to the mail first.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of people reached out to me and my mom—a single parent—with words of encouragement, whether through a text message or a heartfelt card sent via snail mail.
—Stella Shon, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
But snail mail isn’t reliable transport for this special treat.
—Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail mail
Noun
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Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MDC from across the country, and around the globe.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Exception mail stops are a designation used by the IRS to direct mail.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2024
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Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses.—
Tom Dillard,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2021
Noun
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Government officials have used Signal for organizational correspondence, such as scheduling sensitive meetings.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Years of creative correspondence followed and Revelations is the result, with Cuarón serving as executive producer of the project.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail%20mail. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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