as in correspondence
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
began receiving lots of mail after he became known as a frequent donor to charities
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Recent Examples of mail
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Stock pet supplies, wash mildew-prone laundry, put mail or packages on hold, or arrange for someone to collect them.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
California election officials also try to pressure voters into mailing their ballots early.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Democratic voters are more likely to vote by mail than Republicans so stand to benefit in future elections if the Supreme Court declines to get involved.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Stock pet supplies, wash mildew-prone laundry, put mail or packages on hold, or arrange for someone to collect them.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Verb
Vranic and Marquis had the statements mailed to their own address, not the victims'.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
California election officials also try to pressure voters into mailing their ballots early.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail
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But any correspondence between string theory and experiment is gratifying to Vafa, who has spent the past four decades trying to wrest the theory from the purely conceptual realm to the point of generating testable predictions.
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Even as Kodak filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and emerged as a significantly smaller company, many Lambda members kept their records, giving us access to a unique archive that includes corporate policies, correspondence, photographs and video footage.
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Broadway ticket sales held steady last week as the newish season eases into the post-Tony summer weeks, with Chess posting strong figures during its final week and Celebrity Autobiography doing the opposite during its last bow.
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Tesla, which has a plant in Brandenburg near Berlin, posted a more than fourfold increase in new registrations in Germany in May compared with a year earlier, according to the KBA Motor Transport Authority.
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Wrapped around one side are 5-foot tall concrete capital letters, an excerpt of Obama’s 2015 speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march.
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Named after the first-ever postwoman west of the Mississippi, the Westman honors its history with love letters and postcards from decades past scattered throughout the property.
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Teen scientist wants to address individual community needs Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung said, SmartBlink adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace.
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Though Aven never publicly addressed Kylee's allegations, the pair later reconciled.
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Having trouble getting your message across?
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New signs are emerging that the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Florida Everglades may soon shut down, despite conflicting messages from state officials in recent weeks.
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Many also include birthday party packages, scout patch programs and family classes where adults cook alongside their kids.
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Management cited its recent formal launch of FedEx Life Science, which provides specialized transportation services for the health-care industry, where packages can be both time- and temperature-sensitive, as well as accelerating growth in artificial intelligence.
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Prices for kids area tickets vary by activity and will be available for purchase onsite with cards only, no cash.
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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.
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“Mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mail. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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