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Recent Examples of printed matter
There seemed to be a hunger out there for printed matter.
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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
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
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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
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The groups have spent millions more on digital ads, text messaging and direct mail, also attacking Paxton.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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One ordered supervisors to remove about 200,000 petitions that were sent to voters via direct mail, a decision that a judge upheld on the Friday before Thanksgiving.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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Spend a few minutes each weekend returning items to their zones, tossing junk mail and wiping down surfaces.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Get rid of paper piles: receipts, junk mail, bags, and kids’ schoolwork.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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Cass High School in Bartow County announced the unexpected passing of Joey Dean in a heartfelt message shared with students, staff, and families.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Then, in late December, PowerSchool received a series of threatening messages claiming to be from a global cybercrime syndicate.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Detective Wilson confronted him with a stack of those letters.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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If my love letter and before and after photos aren’t convincing enough, there’s also the titular serum it's infused with.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lawson Crouse scored for Utah, which holds the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference with a three-point lead on the Los Angeles Kings, who have a game in hand.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The wild card in this whole scenario is Orson, who the show positions as a lonely, uncool kid who’s been shipped to his mother’s home in the wake of his father’s (and her ex’s) hospitalization back east.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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One of the South’s most recognizable postcard settings is facing growing concerns over homelessness, encampments and public safety, with critics warning the issues are spreading beyond Savannah’s storybook streets to other scenic Georgia cities.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the season 5 finale, viewers saw Emily's on-again, off-again romantic interest Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) send a postcard inviting her on a Greek getaway.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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City News Café only coincidentally happens to share the name of the City News Bureau, the legendary Chicago wire service that provided Chicago newspapers and later TV and radio stations with police and fire, courtroom, and local government news dispatches.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Workers scan packages ahead of dispatch from the Flipkart fulfillment center at Sanpka in Haryana on August 26, 2025.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Printed matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/printed%20matter. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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