electronic mail

noun

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as in junk 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
  1. junk mail
  2. mail
  3. open letter
  4. card
  5. postcard
Noun
  • Older adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and other scams and are often advised to ignore junk mail and calls from telemarketers.
    — Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • Display tall vases on the bottom and some art books on top to offset the growing pile of junk mail that’s taking over the entryway.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Definition of junk mail
Noun
  • One piece of mail from the United Democracy Project quotes comments from Twitch streamer and El-Sayed fan Hasan Piker, such as a dark joke about 9/11, that Third Way tried to use months ago to hurt the progressive.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Patten was convicted in an unrelated mail fraud case in 2010 and sentenced to 27 months in prison.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of mail
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  • More than 5,000 entertainment industry workers, including Jane Fonda, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Javier Bardem, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mark Ruffalo, signed an open letter calling on Bonta to block the merger.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • Ukraine's Zelenskyy penned an open letter to Russia's Putin last month, proposing talks and saying Kyiv is ready for a full ceasefire for the duration of the negotiations.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of open letter
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  • Eligible card members also receive complimentary Priority Pass Select membership, providing access to airport lounges worldwide.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Carry more than one form of payment, since some concession stands and lots still take cash only or have card readers that fail at the worst possible moment.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Definition of card
Noun
  • The green and white striped parasols that turn the whole beach into one long postcard didn't hurt either.
    — Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The villa, with its rough concrete structure and minimalist elements, boasts postcard views of the French city’s namesake bay—not quite São Paolo, but certainly a good jumping-off point.
    — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of postcard

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

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