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verb

as in to post
to send through the postal system if you don't mail that letter soon, it's going to arrive late

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mail
Noun
Applications will be available for download by June 30, on the agency’s website, and may be submitted by email or mail prior to Aug. 1, according to officials. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025 To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail. Mark Michalek, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
Verb
Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 14. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025 Those letters are expected to be mailed May 19, 2025. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail
Noun
  • That is what work looks like when it is deeply felt, when the audience’s concerns become ours, passed by bucket brigade from the subjects of our stories, to correspondence, to producers, to editors, fact checkers and writers.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
  • There are no publicly available details about the schedule for the visit, though Trump received the first correspondence from the King directly from Prime Minister Keir Starmer in February, and spoke about it during a press conference with the Prime Minister.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Days before the launch, Grok posted antisemitic responses — including praise for Adolf Hitler and tropes about Jewish people running Hollywood.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • There’s just a lot of judgment for women who post a lot online, or play into the attention economy.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors introduced the letter during a February preliminary hearing on the new charges.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
  • In a letter to security officials at the Minnesota Capitol, Fletcher raised concerns about information sharing between law enforcement and state leaders as a man suspected of shooting lawmakers while disguised as a police officer remained at large in the early morning hours of June 14.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Carroll County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Ashley Hulsey addressed the case during a press conference live-streamed on Facebook.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 9 July 2025
  • But negotiations typically address work conditions and other issues besides compensation and this year’s talks were expected to include one particularly sticky point.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • One day later, a cache of unverified messages and photos purported to be sent by Horner was anonymously sent to prominent members of the F1 paddock and the international media.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Some of these messages, the FTC said, obscured that customers who responded to seemingly free offers were actually signing up for Prime.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The monthly treasury statement was released a week after Trump signed congressional Republicans' tax and spending package, which included extending the 2017 tax rates and reducing spending for Medicaid and nutrition assistance.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
  • It’s also sold online, particularly during the holiday season as gift packages.
    Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Reb eagerly checked the mailbox every day of his visit in anticipation of receiving more birthday cards.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 13 July 2025
  • Madison Square Garden was filled with moms and dads with their daughters to watch an all-female card that set a Guinness World Record for most titles on the line in one single card.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025

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“Mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mail. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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