as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
only parcel post bearing a return address and not exceeding size and weight limits will be accepted
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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.
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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
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
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Any unsolicited contact about the estate, by phone, mail, or email, should be verified directly with your attorney before any response.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Someone stole a check in a woman’s outgoing mail between June 8 and June 10.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Noun
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As such, victims should try to get photos, videos, witness names, crash reports, dashcam footage, repair estimates, vehicle damage, weather conditions and insurer correspondence when possible.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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In correspondence, the team released Washington, defensive lineman Elijah Garcia and linebacker CJ Nunnally IV.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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“Parcel post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel%20post. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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