postcard

noun

Definition of postcardnext
as in mail

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Recent Examples of postcard Eligible claimants should have received a settlement notification via email or postcard between August and September 2022. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Long before Facebook posts, text messages and emails, Aurora residents stayed connected one postcard at a time. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 If your Mediterranean travel dreams mean hopping between postcard-perfect ports aboard a private yacht—without sacrificing luxury hotel comforts—Emerald Sakara just may be your answer. — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Saar equipped an Aunt Jemima Black mammy figurine with a rifle alongside her broom, and placed a derogatory postcard in front of it featuring another Black mammy with a mulatto child. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for postcard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postcard
  1. mail
  2. card
  3. airmail
  4. electronic mail
  5. junk mail
Noun
  • Anyone who has received a vote-by-mail ballot can still opt to vote in person instead.
    — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Those who bought tickets with cash or check will receive a refund via mail.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mail
Noun
  • In Season 2, Armison played Max Sugar, a legendary gambling savant with an uncanny ability to read people like cards in the half-hour series.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The wild card in the Society is Gloria (Greta Lee, dazzlingly good), an impish sprite who’s hard to pin down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of card
Noun
  • Inside were nearly 1,000 documents — letters, fragile airmail pages, official papers written in German, French and Dutch.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Former Army pilot Eddie Hubbard then approached Boeing about pivoting to air mail with a route between Seattle and British Columbia, the first international airmail service in North America.
    — John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of airmail
Noun
  • In response, seven former EEOC officials sent Lucas an open letter via electronic mail on March 18, 2025.
    — Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Eight years later, AOL introduced its own version of electronic mail services, email addresses, a Windows version and access to the rest of the Internet for its users.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of electronic mail
Noun
  • For other types of junk mail or promotional material, the United States Postal Service and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommend using the website DMAchoice to remove your name from a lot of the national marketing mail lists.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Older adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and other scams and are often advised to ignore junk mail and calls from telemarketers.
    — Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of junk mail

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“Postcard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postcard. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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