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printed matter

noun

Definition of printed matternext
as in postal card

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for printed matter
  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
  • The organization will help traditionally Democratic groups like labor and civil society craft AI policy messages, Bores said.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • An odd message for programs built for communication, used widely in writing and publishing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of message
Noun
  • The letter’s authors fear that AI companies could short-circuit that process.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Whenever letter writer shares a baby photo on the family group chat, sister adds a competing one that draws conversation her way.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of letter
Noun
  • Should Townsend and Siniaková, both 30 years old, beat the American wild-card pair of Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger, Townsend will have won all four major doubles titles.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Bi is taking inspiration from the Vietnamese card game tiến lên, with each look representing a certain playing card suit.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of card
Noun
  • That’s good news for autumnal fanatics, as this foliage-rich route—lined with maples, oaks, birches, and more—becomes postcard-perfect each October.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to its postcard-ready setting, the city offers residents a rare blend of economic stability and everyday quality of life.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of postcard
Noun
  • Not one to waste time, Wong posted her first dispatch about the voyage while still enroute to China.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Also, because the threat was able to be confirmed in real time, the emergency dispatch queued the event as a priority crime in progress rather than a low-priority unverified alarm and saved the day.
    — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 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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