printed matter

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Recent Examples of printed matter There seemed to be a hunger out there for printed matter. Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022 Riffing off that collective nature, Laila will this month launch printings.jp, a new site selling fashion-centric printed matter: magazines, photography and art books, catalogs, invitation cards, and more. Monica Kim, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for printed matter
Noun
  • In addition to first-class stamps, the price hike will affect metered letters (from 69 cents to 74 cents), international postage (from $1.65 to $1.70) and domestic postal cards (from 56 cents to 62 cents).
    David Chiu, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Traditional outreach, like direct mail or high-cost galas, has become irrelevant.
    Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In 1967, to attract attention for its mailings, the company started offering its first direct mail sweepstakes.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The letter wasn’t just junk mail.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • There’s something freeing and peaceful when things are in their place, the kitchen bar is free of junk mail and dishes are off countertops, stacked in the dishwasher.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • September 25, 2025 The messages tend to arrive first thing in the morning, which tells me my friends are texting before bed.
    Stevie Trujillo, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Rylee Arnold, Witney Carson, and Brylee Armstrong all backed Lindsay’s message, praising her for speaking out.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As Virgin Voyages' new stage show began, pink neon letters spelling out a woman's name glowed brightly in the low lights.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The love letter to Tejano flavors includes recipes for spice blends for pork, beef, and beyond, plus his takes on barbecue sauces (yes, Texas barbecue served with sauce), and vibrant salsas.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Utica Queen, Project Runway was always in the cards.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Seven food handler cards were expired at the time of inspection.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Elsewhere, colorful allover prints of strawberries, ice cream and Popsicles, as well as postcard-like vignettes, further indicate Enriquez’s own vision and round out the playful collection.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The harbor town of Portofino will undoubtedly ring bells, too, the old-school glamour of its postcard-perfect waterfront and piazzas framed by the ochre- and saffron-hued houses that have attracted the rich and famous since the 1950s.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To put a number to it, the Charlotte region can expect to see almost 1,300 new apartments, 1,110 single-family homes and just over 100 town homes in the coming years, according to this month’s dispatches.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The school’s basketball and football teams were conducting practices when a Folsom High basketball coach spotted the man, later identified as Taras, in a parking lot on the Prairie City Road side of the campus, according to dispatch audio reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Printed matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/printed%20matter. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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