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
Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
How to Buy the 2025 Anniversary Stamps All 2025 commemorative designs, including the Armed Forces and battlefields stamps, are available for purchase online, by phone, mail, or at post office locations.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
James Powel, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Those looking to send flowers or cards to Lyons’ family are asked to mail them to Keith McGee Funeral Home at 300 E. 115th St., Chicago.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Noun
Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to Belfast.
—Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
How to Buy the 2025 Anniversary Stamps All 2025 commemorative designs, including the Armed Forces and battlefields stamps, are available for purchase online, by phone, mail, or at post office locations.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Verb
Owner notification letters are to be mailed May 26.
—James Powel, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Those looking to send flowers or cards to Lyons’ family are asked to mail them to Keith McGee Funeral Home at 300 E. 115th St., Chicago.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail
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For the libretto, Puts uses selections from their correspondence — from the heady rush of their early relationship through its souring and O’Keeffe’s deepening romance with the landscape of New Mexico.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Per the settlement website, people can use these codes when making a claim, but eligible Apple customers who haven’t received any correspondence can still file a claim.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
14 May 2025
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Trump posted a reply the morning of May 16 on his Truth Social account.—
Chris Jordan,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The bit was posting archival photos from Gen X’s formative years, together with wisecracks about how life was better/tougher/cooler/randier back then.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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For example, the museum obtained a letter written by Grace Thorpe to her mother during World War II because someone had found it in an antique shop.—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Allen sent a letter detailing the violations to St. Hope administrators July 26, giving them 30 days to respond with a plan to remedy the violations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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The opinion also addressed fears voiced by critics that allowing the firings of Wilcox and Harris would jeopardize the independence of the Federal Reserve.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Oppenheimer believes that instead of addressing education on the Holocaust, American society instead needs to focus on improving education on wider Jewish, and other religious, studies.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
22 May 2025
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The 10-year-old children, named Eryk and Kuba, found a message in a bottle — a handwritten love letter from 1959 — while recently walking near a beach, according to UPI.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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The messages warn drivers of unpaid fees on traffic violations and threaten steep penalties, including additional fines and suspension of driving privileges if the reader does not comply.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
24 May 2025
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Not a different package name and definitely not an exe.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping package of tax cuts, Medicaid reform and immigration spending that advances President Donald Trump's campaign promises.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 May 2025
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Dell has a bunch of different configurations on sale during the Memorial Day event, but this is a nice midrange choice with a generous 32GB of RAM paired with a RTX 4060 graphics card.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Yet they are used to lock your SIM card and the device itself.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mail. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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