certified mail

Definition of certified mailnext

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Recent Examples of certified mail The old law had required that the executor send you notice by registered or certified mail, and then provide proof of service to the court. Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 30 July 2023 Resumes sent by registered or certified mail to the Metro Council Clerk, 601 W. Jefferson St., 40202, must be postmarked no later than March 3 and must be received in the clerk’s office within four business days after mailing. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2023 Regular and certified mail letters were sent to Perdue and Larson to notify them their forms were overdue, board attorney Monica Conrad said, adding the certified letters came back to the county but the other ones did not. Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for certified mail
Noun
  • The gyms also told consumers that the mail-in cancellations should be sent by certified or registered mail, according to the FTC.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
  • It is highly recommended that a taxpayer use the foreign country’s version of certified or registered mail because the receipt can serve as proof of timely mailing/filing.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses.
    Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • The tech titan has already been piling on $4 billion in investments to expand its rural delivery network, which is expected to expand the network’s rural footprint to more than 200 delivery stations.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These laws give objective criteria to divide data into distinct tiers, between truly sensitive data that needs special handling, and other data that can be transferred across borders with adequate protections.
    Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
  • This setup needed a special handling system and a custom counterweight to keep the rotor steady as it was lifted to its final height.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Nvidia had a special delivery for OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic, and Oracle Cloud recently: the first Vera CPU systems.
    Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
  • That is why other companies have been working on bigger drones and special delivery setups.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Voters say campaigns have muddied the waters on the issue, from contradictory direct mail campaigns to a leading ballot question.
    Jahd Khalil, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This advantage explains why nearly half of direct mail users make direct mail the centerpiece of their omnichannel marketing campaigns.
    Erik Koenig, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Illinois Department of Insurance said snail mail is an acceptable form of notification — and certified mail is not required under state law.
    Megan De Mar, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • You will then be asked to provide a notice ID and confirmation code, which can only be obtained from an official settlement email or snail mail notice.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • She was sentenced in October 2014 to 15 months in prison after striking a deal with prosecutors and agreeing to plead guilty to mail, wire and bank fraud for falsifying statements on loan applications.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • The Smyrna city government alerted residents about the ongoing impacts the FIFA World Cup may be having on mail delivery in the area.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 June 2026

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“Certified mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certified%20mail. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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