printed matter

noun

Definition of printed matternext
as in postal card

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  1. direct mail
  2. junk mail
  3. message
  4. letter
  5. card
  6. postcard
  7. dispatch
  8. epistle
Noun
  • Over the past couple of months, Bronin’s firm also paid for advertising tens of thousands of dollars to the prominent Democratic consulting firm SKDK for advertising and media protection and spent more than $150,000 on direct mail services.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
  • Bailey, on the other hand, reported spending more than $914,000, roughly two-thirds of the total his campaign raised during the quarter, on direct mail fundraising and related postage.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Definition of direct 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
Noun
  • Cancer June 21 – July 22 A clear message can carry both warmth and authority today.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These messages were a launching pad for the spread of inaccurate data, particularly claims about an 82% risk of miscarriage associated with Covid-19 vaccines.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of message
Noun
  • His cease-and-desist letter’s reference to a 180-day window following his last college game would mean that window ended in May 2023.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Their stories were told through drawings, comic books, artwork, photographs, letters, even puppets.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of letter
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
  • Capril do Lago, in the mountainous Valença region, produces Caprinus do Lago, one of the world’s best goat cheeses—a distinction that says a lot about the producers working just beyond Rio’s postcard frame.
    — Mikael Castro, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
  • To hear the National Weather Service tell it, a postcard weather picture awaits the Bay Area this weekend — the kind that makes those who live outside the region a bit envious from afar.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of postcard
Noun
  • City officials said malicious software infected its IT systems Friday morning, affecting 911 routing, police and fire dispatch, records and other city services.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Experts have assessed North Korea's troop dispatch has given it crucial battlefield experience as well.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispatch
Noun
  • The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.
    — byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • For example, in several Epistles, the apostle Paul speaks often about the Christian hope in God through Jesus Christ.
    — Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of epistle
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