mailing

Definition of mailingnext
present participle of mail
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 In 1912 Ramanujan, a 24-year-old clerk at what was then the Madras Port Trust in India, began mailing pages of new, unproven formulas to mathematicians across England. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026 An Illinois man was arrested and charged by federal authorities for allegedly mailing letters containing an unknown substance to the state’s congressional offices, the Department of Justice said on Monday. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026 The investigation began after an anonymous tipster reported overhearing Unglesbee in a restaurant talking about mailing a suspicious substance to members of Congress. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 He is charged with sending false information and mailing threatening communications. — Violet Jira, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026 Kushner wanted to show the tape to Schulder’s children—Kushner’s own niece and nephew—but ultimately settled for mailing a copy to the Schulders, timing the delivery so that his sister would receive it just before her son’s engagement party. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Beatles manager Brian Epstein (whom Louise believed didn’t really understand American culture) had been mailing her copies of their records to circulate to Midwestern radio stations. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The state of Colorado began mailing ballots to residents last week, and all of the ballot drop boxes in Denver opened on Monday. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Adams County was also not notified of the changes to the rail district’s boundaries before mailing ballots, Clerk & Recorder Josh Zygielbaum said in a statement. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailing
posting
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  • To prepare for the holiday season, retailers are posting more permanent part-time jobs in place of seasonal roles, says Ullrich.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Ahsan Masih was accused of posting blasphemous content to TikTok in 2023, and was sentenced to death the following year.
    — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Mailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailing. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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