electronic mail

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Recent Examples of electronic mail Information reasonably sufficient to permit Britannica to contact you, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address. britannica.com, 8 Feb. 2024 The Act at Civil Code Section 4910 bars taking action outside of board meetings except for emergencies, and bars conducting meetings via electronic mail. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023 The upper layers included advanced capabilities and applications, such as electronic mail and directory services. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2023 Students and faculty soon developed software and processes that later turned into electronic commerce and electronic mail. Shane Greenstein, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2016 See All Example Sentences for electronic mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electronic mail
Noun
  • There’s something freeing and peaceful when things are in their place, the kitchen bar is free of junk mail and dishes are off countertops, stacked in the dishwasher.
    ByBryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • In addition to first-class stamps, the price hike will affect metered letters (from 69 cents to 74 cents), international postage (from $1.65 to $1.70) and domestic postal cards (from 56 cents to 62 cents).
    David Chiu, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Prizes of $600 or higher can be collected at any California State Lottery district office or by mail.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
  • Justice Samuel Alito extended an earlier order by three more days, which means the rules for prescribing mifepristone online or by mail will remain in effect through at least Thursday.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Francis Ford Coppola, Juliette Binoche, Sandra Hüller, Stellan Skarsgård, Joachim Trier, and Vicky Krieps are among the more than 4,700 film professionals who have signed an open letter calling for the European Union to protect film funding on the continent.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • Southeastern sent the open letter to Mattel’s board and other shareholders on Thursday.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The worst-case scenario for Rakuten Bank would be to overpay for its securities and card segments, but direct intervention by Mizuho could avert that, Jefferies analysts added.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • This clutch hits the mark, with a spacious main compartment and two interior card slots to keep everything organized.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Account holders may have received a notice via email or postcard (or both) about the class action settlement.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • In Rio’s famed Ipanema neighborhood, this triplex penthouse, which sits within a building designed by the late, great Oscar Niemeyer, stretches across three levels with postcard-ready views of both the ocean and Sugarloaf Mountain.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

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“Electronic mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electronic%20mail. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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