junk mail

noun

Definition of junk mailnext
as in electronic mail

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Recent Examples of junk mail Keep junk mail and schoolwork in drawers or wall organizers, not on your kitchen surface. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 22 May 2026 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, 8 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 See All Example Sentences for junk mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junk mail
  1. electronic mail
  2. mail
  3. open letter
  4. card
  5. postcard
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
Definition of electronic mail
Noun
  • This post-mounted mailbox is larger than average, which means magazines can lay flat and your mail can arrive without a single crumple or crease.
    — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026
  • The Grand Canyon State was also able to increase registration for its mail ballot tracking system by 73%, according to the secretary of state’s office.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of mail
Noun
  • Conflicting arguments The ​current head of Autostrade issued ​an open letter on ⁠Wednesday, restating the company’s commitment to ensure that such a tragedy is not repeated.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The writer-director wrote in his open letter that his brother experienced a manic episode in 2017 that eventually led to his death by suicide.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of open letter
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  • Many of the cards and other messages fill the walls at an indoor Punch birthday exhibit where visitors can also view video chronicling Punch from his earliest days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Fury is doing his own tune-up work, with his bout against Mariusz Wach landing the night before this card.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of card
Noun
  • Famous for its postcard-worthy Pacific sunsets, the beachside city just west of Los Angeles offers front-row views as the sun sinks behind the Santa Monica Pier, illuminating its iconic Ferris wheel and golden shoreline in vivid evening light.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
  • Fortunata's guests dining alfresco had a postcard view of the basilica and the bustling piazza, where teenagers canoodled on the edge of a fountain.
    — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
Definition of postcard

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“Junk mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junk%20mail. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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