mailing list
noun
1
: a list of names and addresses to which mail is sent
a charity's mailing list
2
: a list of names and email addresses to which emails are sent by people who are on the list
Internet mailing lists
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Has someone hacked the AARP mailing list?
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Click here to join the mailing list to find out when the next meal is.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The seasonal spectacle will reach its untimely ending the night before Halloween at a secret location with only 1,000 unfortunate souls allowed entry (if that’s you, sign up at the mailing list at the Wondaween website for your chance to attend).
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
That morning, an email went out to Your Party’s mailing list, asking those interested to sign up as members by paying a monthly fee of five pounds (or an annual fee of 55 pounds).
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Click here to join the mailing list to find out when the next meal is.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The seasonal spectacle will reach its untimely ending the night before Halloween at a secret location with only 1,000 unfortunate souls allowed entry (if that’s you, sign up at the mailing list at the Wondaween website for your chance to attend).
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
That morning, an email went out to Your Party’s mailing list, asking those interested to sign up as members by paying a monthly fee of five pounds (or an annual fee of 55 pounds).
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mailing list
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“Mailing list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailing%20list. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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