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Recent Examples of e-mail
Noun
At Great Lakes, federal agents are expected to be given control of Building 617 on the Navy base, according to a Navy e-mail that circulated among military personnel, according to the AP. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 Steve Bannon responded to a checking question with a blank e-mail. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 Based on the solution, the agent can then draft an e-mail for the clerk to approve and send. Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 The public encryption key permits anyone to encrypt an e-mail or transaction, but only the recipient holds the key to translate it. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2016 See All Example Sentences for e-mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for e-mail
Noun
  • Ground Advantage mail should be sent by December 16, while First-Class Mail must be in the system by December 17.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In a pinch, tape and glue can be easily grabbed out of a junk drawer for securing mail or quick fixes.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although childish and superficial, his renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War doesn’t telegraph a love of peace.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This is especially true when facing the game's many bosses, who often only briefly telegraph their intentions before unleashing attacks that can fill a huge portion of the screen.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Just a few minutes out of town, Corona Arch offers an uncrowded alternative to the postcard-famous Delicate Arch.
    Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Departing from its 1905 depot like a moving postcard, the train follows the Toccoa River, passing sycamores and sourwoods, rolling hills, and farms along the way.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In response, seven former EEOC officials sent Lucas an open letter via electronic mail on March 18, 2025.
    Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Eight years later, AOL introduced its own version of electronic mail services, email addresses, a Windows version and access to the rest of the Internet for its users.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Padres sit in the fifth of six NL playoff spots, four games up on the Mets, who hold the NL’s final wild-card spot.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Back on the balcony, the magician was doing his best to charm basketball players Devin Booker and Jordan Clarkson with card tricks.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025

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“E-mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/e-mail. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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