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plural of mail

mails

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mail
as in posts
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 mails
Noun
Prosecutors said Graves' body was partially wrapped in black garbage bags secured with duct tape, then rolled up in a rug alongside blankets, bags, pieces of mails, various items of clothing and trash. Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 Tyler has been embedded in the treasurer’s office, which calculates and mails out property tax bills, for years. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026 First issue mails within 8 - 10 weeks. Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026 This worldwide effort mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children under age 5 every month, with a goal of sparking a lifetime love of reading. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025 In the past, only elite researchers had access to their genetic fingerprints, but now personal genotyping is available to anyone who orders the service online and mails in a spit sample. Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 Along with some shockingly gruesome slides (lots of intestines and Jack the Ripper–style organ removal), Wallace shares that the New York Ripper is still traumatizing the relatives of his victims by leaving voice-mails taunting them about his brutal crimes. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
That means even if a ballot is erroneously sent to someone’s past address and the current resident mails it in, there are checks to alert election workers to the foul play. Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 Parton’s Imagination Library mails free, age-appropriate books every month to children from birth to age five. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 The city typically mails out more than 22,000 copies to residents and distributes about 2,000 copies at city facilities. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Santamour said his organization mails out 400 kits of four doses of naloxone every month across Florida, and the demand hasn’t slowed down in four years. Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026 The younger, Layla, writes and mails lengthy letters to my dog—not to me or my spouse, but to my forty-five pound blue heeler Galilee. Literary Hub, 4 May 2026 California, which mails a ballot to every eligible voter, ranks near the top of states in the ease of its elections. Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 Under such circumstances, the IRS mails a letter or notice alerting the filer of a late fee. Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026 As of September 30, the Social Security Administration no longer mails paper benefits, shifting to electronic payments. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mails
Noun
  • The collection includes multiple correspondences between Stamp and the late Princess of Wales, from Christmas photos featuring her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, to birthday cards.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Police also allegedly found photos in the chatroom correspondences, according to Spadjinske.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Fixed Focus Digital, a serial leaker who posts on Weibo, has said that things are going great.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • North often posts funny dance clips with her mom, siblings and friends on the page.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As Tehran and Washington issue mixed messages, the status of the strait remains at the core of the conflict.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In mid-July, the president’s son and influential adviser, Youssef Pezeshkian, posted a series of messages about the need to balance realistic military aims with a weak economy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Opponents are urging other residents to sign petitions and write letters to the zoning and wetlands commissions, and to attend their hearings to speak against the project.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, advocates point to reports of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, receiving ICE check-in letters and then being outfitted with electronic ankle monitors.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Delivery ​Service Partner program is run by Amazon’s logistics arm and allows people ​to set up businesses to deliver packages locally.
    Reuters, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The company makes its tools available in enterprise packages or studios and a lower tier for social media and other content creators.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • However, Kasim and Sulaiman said their cards have expired and not been renewed – a claim the ministry did not address.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Engaging lectures are also on the cards, with dedicated Egyptologists on every sailing.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026

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