printed matters

noun

plural of printed matter
as in postal cards

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  1. letters
  2. messages
  3. cards
  4. postcards
  5. epistles
  6. dispatches
Noun
  • Opponents are urging other residents to sign petitions and write letters to the zoning and wetlands commissions, and to attend their hearings to speak against the project.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, advocates point to reports of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, receiving ICE check-in letters and then being outfitted with electronic ankle monitors.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of letters
Noun
  • In the cockpit, Joe has written out inspirational messages and instructions for her and Cooper.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Iran’s foreign minister says there are no direct talks, aside from messages passed through intermediaries.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of messages
Noun
  • However, Kasim and Sulaiman said their cards have expired and not been renewed – a claim the ministry did not address.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Engaging lectures are also on the cards, with dedicated Egyptologists on every sailing.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of cards
Noun
  • The instructions even say that while packages are X-rayed, greeting cards and postcards are not, which is why the journalist chose to embed the tracker in a postcard.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of postcards
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  • 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
  • While hunkered down in the trenches of World War I, a Greek scholar translated some of Paul’s epistles.
    — Robin Hoagland, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025
Definition of epistles
Noun
  • An analogue is Grace Paley’s stories in The Little Disturbances of Man, published in 1959, which broadcast domestic dispatches from Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For more details on the hearing and the arguments, read IndyStar's on-the-ground dispatches from the July 28 meeting.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 29 July 2026
Definition of dispatches
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