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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Prizes of $600 or higher can be collected at any California State Lottery district office or by mail.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The Bureau of Street Lighting is expected to mail notices of the assessment ballot proceedings to affected property owners, as required by Proposition 218.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Every shoe, every coat, every stray piece of mail.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Prizes of $600 or higher can be collected at any California State Lottery district office or by mail.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Forensics find feces under the fingernail, suggesting it had been used in anal play before it was mailed.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The Bureau of Street Lighting is expected to mail notices of the assessment ballot proceedings to affected property owners, as required by Proposition 218.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail
Noun
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According to Stanford, Li had directed that the diaries, along with correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs and other materials, be made publicly available for study at the university’s Hoover Institution for fear they might otherwise be destroyed by Chinese authorities.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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There’s correspondence to and from Chicago literary luminaries like Nelson Algren, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jack Conroy, and Sherwood Anderson.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Heat is now 14-4 this season when posting an offensive rebounding percentage of more than 35%.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Canada posted 2 hits and 4 RBIs, Boswell had 2 hits and 3 RBIs and Garza tallied 3 hits and 4 RBIs.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Muller also indicated there were even more crimes — but only teased the details in his letters.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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With the names of the two Kansas Cities firmly established over time, complaints about their dullness or geographical inaccuracy were largely confined to letters to the editor.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Why is Trump addressing the nation?—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other books can be more subtly welcoming in their design or content, allowing characters to address the reader directly, or giving readers a mystery or puzzle to solve.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If messages pile up, pause notifications for at least an hour — do your best to spend that hour focused on whatever task is most troubling you.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Lopez did not respond to multiple messages from The Star for this voter guide.—
Nathan Pilling
March 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Full season, half season and quarter season packages are available.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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New subscribers can purchase subscription packages in early summer, and single tickets will go on sale sometime after that.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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New Jersey is 10 points behind Columbus for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with nine games remaining.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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While still being finalized, the card features two championship fights.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mail. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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