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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May teased out the implications of his idea on the mailing list a few years later. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Lee said a capital campaign will be unveiled at a future date, but donations and mailing list sign-ups are being collected through the project's website. — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Liu signed up to a mailing list that alerts subscribers about rare bird sightings in Southern California. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The patches were posted to the Linux Kernel mailing list by Meta programmer David Vernet, who came up with a novel solution to a problem with Linux gaming on AMD. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 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 24 Sep. 2026.

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