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Recent Examples of postmaster
Following his death, Congresswomen Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib sent a letter to the postmaster, seeking answers.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 May 2026
As first postmaster of Philadelphia and then of all of the colonies, Franklin provided some newspapers with reduced postage for circulation in the colonies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
This helps the postmaster easily determine where to deliver your mail.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2026
The owner’s name was Sidney Steele and his grandfather was Ashbel Steele, one of the first permanent settlers in River Forest, who served as the coroner, sheriff and postmaster.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 May 2026
As first postmaster of Philadelphia and then of all of the colonies, Franklin provided some newspapers with reduced postage for circulation in the colonies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
This helps the postmaster easily determine where to deliver your mail.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2026
The owner’s name was Sidney Steele and his grandfather was Ashbel Steele, one of the first permanent settlers in River Forest, who served as the coroner, sheriff and postmaster.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postmaster
Noun
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The postmistress, Christine Moss, is Jim and Jessie’s niece-in-law, and lives in the house next to the post office with her fisherman husband, Howard.—
Robert Finch
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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In late 1902, the town of Indianola, Mississippi, attempted to drive out Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the state.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Resolutions passed on immigration and political violence Later Wednesday, SBC messengers approved a resolutions denouncing political violence and hateful speech.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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More than 11,000 delegates, known as messengers, were attending.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmaster. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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