as in posting
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 mailing
Eight out of every 1,000 ballots were rejected in November for late arrival, quadruple the 2024 rate, potentially disenfranchising voters used to mailing their ballots on election day.
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Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Although Form 1040-ES includes vouchers for mailing in your payment, the IRS strongly encourages taxpayers to pay electronically and is working to reduce reliance on checks and money orders.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
In 2006, when the company was still mailing DVD rentals, Netflix produced a stand-up special for a pre–The Hangover Zach Galifianakis called Live at the Purple Onion.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
But in little more than an hour, their questions and comments will lead the 25-year-old Winner, an Air Force veteran and linguist working for a National Security Agency contractor, to confess to mailing a classified intelligence document to a news organization.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Although Form 1040-ES includes vouchers for mailing in your payment, the IRS strongly encourages taxpayers to pay electronically and is working to reduce reliance on checks and money orders.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
In 2006, when the company was still mailing DVD rentals, Netflix produced a stand-up special for a pre–The Hangover Zach Galifianakis called Live at the Purple Onion.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
But in little more than an hour, their questions and comments will lead the 25-year-old Winner, an Air Force veteran and linguist working for a National Security Agency contractor, to confess to mailing a classified intelligence document to a news organization.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailing
posting
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But after posting an NFL-low 20 sacks last year (mostly because of a pair of ACL tears), the 49ers should have looked to edge.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then, just as the charter sector was posting striking results, many school networks strayed from their commitment to academic excellence.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Mailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailing. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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