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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Private schools on the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC) mailing list should have received an email with the application.
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Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Organizers encourage those interested to join the event’s mailing list at californiacapitalairshow.com for early access and updates.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Dec. 2025
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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Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Organizers encourage those interested to join the event’s mailing list at californiacapitalairshow.com for early access and updates.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Dec. 2025
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 19 Dec. 2025.
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