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postal cards

noun

plural of postal card
as in cards

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  1. cards
  2. postcards
  3. mails
  4. communications
Noun
  • So many have left him since — his dear friend Joe Marconi, his radio partner Mike Pyle and his fierce rival in golf, cards and racquetball, Dan Reeves.
    — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The goal is to create unique art pieces like cards and bookmarks.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cards
Noun
  • The instructions even say that while packages are X-rayed, greeting cards and postcards are not, which is why the journalist chose to embed the tracker in a postcard.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of postcards
Noun
  • The book-gifting program, part of the nonprofit Dollywood Foundation, mails free, high-quality books to children across the country and around the world once a month from birth to age 5.
    — Kristy High, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Each month, the book gifting program mails free books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of their family’s income.
    — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mails
Noun
  • The result was that, by the end of the shoot of that first season, Lipes was no longer talking to her; their communications took place through intermediaries.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • During Kennedy’s presidency (1961-1963), the Winter White House was also equipped with Secrete Service facilities and secure communications infrastructure.
    — Wilkine Brutus, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of communications
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“Postal cards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postal%20cards. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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