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Recent Examples of junk mail
Take 10 minutes to recycle junk mail, shred outdated documents, or organize important papers into files.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2026
Junk Mail and Coupons Speaking of piles of paper, be sure to deal with your junk mail, too.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Unopened bank statements, junk mail—some of it may be important (and going ignored), and the rest is likely pure clutter.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 22 Jan. 2026
The letter wasn’t just junk mail.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2026
Junk Mail and Coupons Speaking of piles of paper, be sure to deal with your junk mail, too.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Unopened bank statements, junk mail—some of it may be important (and going ignored), and the rest is likely pure clutter.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 22 Jan. 2026
The letter wasn’t just junk mail.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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Be careful to check if USPS staff is stamping mail after hours, otherwise, any postage dropped in the evening will be stamped April 16.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Sponsored by the 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union, the advertising campaign announced Tuesday will begin airing this week in Ohio, where Union Army soldiers during the Civil War cast the first mail ballots in 1864.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Later in March, an open letter from seventy-three artists and curators participating in the Biennale implored the organizers not to include Russia, Israel or the United States.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
14 Apr. 2026
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But the open letter illustrates the deep resistance to the deal among many members of Hollywood’s creative community.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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Lawson Crouse scored for Utah, which holds the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference with a three-point lead on the Los Angeles Kings, who have a game in hand.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The wild card in this whole scenario is Orson, who the show positions as a lonely, uncool kid who’s been shipped to his mother’s home in the wake of his father’s (and her ex’s) hospitalization back east.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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One of the South’s most recognizable postcard settings is facing growing concerns over homelessness, encampments and public safety, with critics warning the issues are spreading beyond Savannah’s storybook streets to other scenic Georgia cities.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the season 5 finale, viewers saw Emily's on-again, off-again romantic interest Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) send a postcard inviting her on a Greek getaway.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Junk mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junk%20mail. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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