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
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  • Toss junk mail, file important documents, and tackle any actionable items immediately.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2026
  • For other types of junk mail or promotional material, the United States Postal Service and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommend using the website DMAchoice to remove your name from a lot of the national marketing mail lists.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of junk mail
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  • Pennsylvania In Pennsylvania, voters have the option of requesting, completing, and returning mail-in ballots all at once before Election Day in their local County Election Office.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Its purchasing role also brings responsibilities under Florida’s requirements for mail-in secondhand precious-metals dealers, including transaction documentation and recordkeeping.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of mail
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  • The 5,670 figure appears to refer to the open letter organized by the Block the Merger coalition, signed by thousands of film and TV professionals opposed to the deal.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Nathan Calvin, the general counsel of an AI advocacy group called Encode, joined other watchdogs signing an open letter this month, urging the SSC to be more transparent about how well internal checks are working at OpenAI.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of open letter
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  • The Phillies’ 2022 World Series loss to the Houston Astros began a streak of five straight postseason appearances with progressively quicker exits — the NL Championship Series, two NLDS exits and now the wild-card loss.
    — Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The card features the Skydance logo in the middle, surrounded by the logos for the Paramount and Warners film studios, CBS, HBO Max, Paramount+, DC Comics, Nickelodeon, and CNN, suggesting the importance of those brands to the larger strategy.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of card
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  • The official site says people who received an email or postcard can file a claim.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The belvedere, the Terrace of Infinity, is crowned by a series of marble busts, and while the Amalfi Coast isn’t lacking in postcard-perfect viewpoints, this staggering spot rising nearly 1,200 feet above the Mediterranean is a scene-stealer.
    — Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2026.

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