as in posted
to send through the postal system
if you don't mail that letter soon, it's going to arrive late
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Recent Examples of mailed
Like Jose Milton Puentes, 44, who mailed roughly a pound of meth across state lines.
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Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Under the policy, mail-in ballots sent from areas more than 50 miles away from one of California’s six regional mail processing centers might not be postmarked the same day they’re mailed.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
One of those cases has to do with whether states can accept mail-in ballots that are mailed, sent in, cast by election day, but are actually received after election day.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
For example, ballots that are mailed can require a postmark by a specific date to be counted, as can federal and state tax returns and certain legal documents.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
This may be an issue the generations view quite differently — that mailed thank-yous, birthday and anniversary greetings may be seen as charming but archaic.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Montealegre conducted a research trial in Houston where some of the participants were mailed an HPV self-collection kit, while others received a phone call that told them to come in and see their provider for an HPV test.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
Owner notification letters were mailed in October.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
And after all this time, this letter still never got mailed.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Under the policy, mail-in ballots sent from areas more than 50 miles away from one of California’s six regional mail processing centers might not be postmarked the same day they’re mailed.
—Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
One of those cases has to do with whether states can accept mail-in ballots that are mailed, sent in, cast by election day, but are actually received after election day.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
For example, ballots that are mailed can require a postmark by a specific date to be counted, as can federal and state tax returns and certain legal documents.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
This may be an issue the generations view quite differently — that mailed thank-yous, birthday and anniversary greetings may be seen as charming but archaic.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Montealegre conducted a research trial in Houston where some of the participants were mailed an HPV self-collection kit, while others received a phone call that told them to come in and see their provider for an HPV test.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
Owner notification letters were mailed in October.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
And after all this time, this letter still never got mailed.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailed
posted
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And Aaron Rodgers has not posted a postseason victory since 2021.—
Troy Renck The Denver Post,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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In a video from a tournament last month posted to Hudl, Downes can be seen congratulating a member of the team by briefly tapping her backside after a match.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Mailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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