parcel post

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Recent Examples of parcel post Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024 Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses. Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2021 The flag arrived at the New York office of the Associated Press in May and was then sent by parcel post to the White House. Richard Kurin, Smithsonian, 30 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcel post
Noun
  • Many users commiserated over the delay, many joking about the United States Postal Service and the mysteries of lost mail.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Lisa Findley pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud.
    Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The correspondence, delivered through an Emirati intermediary, offered full cooperation if Iran agreed to suspend its nuclear program.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Lowell said records and correspondence easily disproved Pulte’s allegation.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Parcel post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel%20post. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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