airmailing

verb

present participle of airmail
as in mailing

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  1. mailing
  2. posting
  3. shipping
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  • Studios saved on mailing film prints, and theater owners got to fire their projectionists, skilled engineers who monitored the screen and fixed anything that broke.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • Permanent opt-out has to be done by confirming your request in writing and mailing it back to them.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of mailing
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  • The aviation double-major at Western Michigan University sent out about 100 applications to a slew of employers posting summer opportunities, including retailers, restaurants, landscapers and airports.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • He was booked in the jail Wednesday morning and released after posting bond later that day, online records show.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of posting
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  • The narrow waterway passing between Iran and Oman serves as the main route for shipping crude from oil-rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait to the rest of the world.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The fighting has severely disrupted shipping through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a narrow maritime choke point that typically handles around a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shipping
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“Airmailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airmailing. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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