junk mail

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Recent Examples of junk mail The letter wasn’t just junk mail. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 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. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 However, there are ways to reduce paper waste and keep junk mail and other old papers out of trash cans and landfills. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025 Unwanted contact: Marketers and scammers can use your address to send junk mail or phishing or brushing scams. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for junk mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junk mail
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
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
  • For those who want to volunteer, contact the Loveland Chamber of Commerce, but know that the combination of a decline in the amount of mail and the increase in volunteers means there may not be much need.
    Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Customers in Wisconsin may experience mail and package delivery delays due to the winter weather, several delivery companies said over the past few days.
    Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Medical technicalities aside, Bonior says Ye's open letter is a start in repairing the damage caused by his comments, widely viewed as antisemitic.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, apologized for previous offensive remarks he’s made in an open letter, full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal on Monday.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Their last wild-card exit came in 2001 at Green Bay.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Maye was 17 for 29 for 268 yards and one touchdown in the New England's 16-3 wild-card round win over the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium.
    Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Subtle Settings Another quick way to theme a room is through subtler nods to a geographical location using scents, motifs, materials, and colors that bring the feeling of your location of choice without turning the space into a postcard.
    Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Cruise down Ocean Drive, a 10-mile coastal route lined with windswept coves, dramatic cliffs, historic estates, and postcard-worthy Atlantic views.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026

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“Junk mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junk%20mail. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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