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Recent Examples of junk mail
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.
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Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Start with smaller purchases if new to investing in precious metals
Avoid dealers that reach out to you: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission advises against responding to cold calls, junk mail, unsolicited emails, social media posts or pop-up dealers at public events.
—Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Spend a few minutes each weekend returning items to their zones, tossing junk mail and wiping down surfaces.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The letter wasn’t just junk mail.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Start with smaller purchases if new to investing in precious metals
Avoid dealers that reach out to you: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission advises against responding to cold calls, junk mail, unsolicited emails, social media posts or pop-up dealers at public events.
—Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Spend a few minutes each weekend returning items to their zones, tossing junk mail and wiping down surfaces.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The letter wasn’t just junk mail.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for junk mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junk mail
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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Any unsolicited contact about the estate, by phone, mail, or email, should be verified directly with your attorney before any response.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Someone stole a check in a woman’s outgoing mail between June 8 and June 10.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Noun
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Shortly after, Altman was set to join Microsoft and hundreds of OpenAI employees signed an open letter threatening to quit if he wasn’t reinstated as CEO.—
Charles Pulliam-Moore,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
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The lawsuit notes that LeVota’s credit plan relies directly on pulling money back that had already been distributed to school districts — the same criticism identified by the dozen school districts behind the open letter.—
Ilana Arougheti
June 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Noun
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Prices for kids area tickets vary by activity and will be available for purchase onsite with cards only, no cash.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
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At the end of the screening, everyone was leaving the theater with a small paper card used to rate the film from one to 10.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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According to the settlement website, class members should have received an activation code on their postcard notice.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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But behind that postcard is a people with deep roots, and those roots grew from resilience and the sea.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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“Junk mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junk%20mail. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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