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e-mail

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verb

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Recent Examples of e-mail
Noun
An e-mail address associated with a substack newsletter Thomas created bounced. Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025 Be sure each traveler’s phone number and e-mail address in your party are attached to the reservation. Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Later that day, Judge Newman questioned Crosby in his chambers about the Facebook posts and the anonymous e-mail. James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026 Greg Cootsona’s came via e-mail. Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for e-mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for e-mail
Noun
  • Across the lobby, Leda looked up from the stack of mail in her hands and smiled.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • And unlike in-person voting, where verification happens upfront, mail-in ballots must be inspected and have signatures verified.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • To those in the know, the pregnancy statues themselves also telegraph self-love, even if the result is (quite literally) navel-gazey.
    Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
  • Tenderness is fleeting yet precious among boys desperate to telegraph masculine strength.
    Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Bucolic and charming – Julita Manor Two hours west of Stockholm, Julita Manor offers a postcard-perfect countryside setting.
    Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Those deemed eligible for the class by the court should have received a postcard about the case.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
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
  • But a card is a great way for people to keep track of who came to celebrate them and what well-wishes their friends and family sent them off into their new year with.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • Each year, the Social Security Administration tracks the most popular baby names by state using data from Social Security card applications.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026

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“E-mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/e-mail. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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