airmailing

verb

present participle of airmail
as in mailing

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  1. mailing
  2. posting
  3. shipping
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  • In 1912 Ramanujan, a 24-year-old clerk at what was then the Madras Port Trust in India, began mailing pages of new, unproven formulas to mathematicians across England.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • An Illinois man was arrested and charged by federal authorities for allegedly mailing letters containing an unknown substance to the state’s congressional offices, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of mailing
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  • While Republicans there have a modest registration advantage, Democrats are posting strong numbers in early and mail-in voting.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This can sometimes lead to posting wrong information, however.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of posting
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  • AliExpress also offers extra perks for Brand+ shoppers, including shipping within five days and free returns on eligible items.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The agentic workflows now shipping can consume many times more tokens per task than a simple chatbot call, so total bills are climbing even as unit costs fall.
    — Mala Ramakrishnan, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of shipping
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“Airmailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airmailing. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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