certified mail

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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
  • That document was sent by registered mail to the U.S. Senate and the National Archives.
    Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2022
  • In ways that vary state by state, each state's electors then prepare six Certificates of Vote, which are sent by registered mail to the President of the U.S. Senate and the Archivist of the United States.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2020
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 representative let slip that the request required special handling.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The museum’s galleries and library archives were sealed off from smoke damage through special handling systems, and officials said that the double-walled construction of the galleries protects the artwork.
    Matt Stevens, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner and Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña were among those to receive a special delivery.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • As a result, today for the first time, the U.S. will deny Mexico's non-treaty request for a special delivery channel for Colorado River water to be delivered to Tijuana.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The client’s initial attempt at voter registration relied on thousands of dollars in direct mail campaigning.
    Sam Nelson, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • That early engagement, followed by coordinated email, SMS, phone calls and direct mail outreach, helped ease the transition and build excitement.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And every facility has its different persnickety rules governing snail mail, the letters restricted to a few pages.
    Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Mail Letters Contrary to popular belief, sending snail mail is not a lost art.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When ballots are sent by mail, elections officials are required to verify a voter’s signature on the ballot by comparing it with the signature on the official voter registration records on file.
    Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Other portions of the executive order are still being litigated, including a provision that withholds federal funds from states that count mail and absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but are received by election officials afterwards.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Two low-key drawers add pullout storage for anyone who wants to stuff away their junk mail, while the natural wood grain and classic profile make this piece a natural fit for folks with a traditional-with-a-twist style.
    Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
  • But none of it would have been possible without that piece of junk mail.
    Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Certified mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certified%20mail. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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