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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
Noun
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The outside group, which was filed with the FEC in May last year, spent money on direct mail, digital advertising, canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
6 June 2025
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The Kentucky businessman is launching a seven-figure ad buy that will run in every market statewide, including television, digital and direct mail advertising, according to Morris' spokesperson.—
Hannah Pinski,
The Courier-Journal,
8 July 2025
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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
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However, there are ways to reduce paper waste and keep junk mail and other old papers out of trash cans and landfills.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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On this day in 1858: The first telegraph message crossed the Atlantic via transatlantic cable, with Queen Victoria and President James Buchanan exchanging congratulatory messages.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Crow-Armstrong delivered that hopeful message after a morning meeting with Cubs manager Craig Counsell — and before a defeat that encapsulated so much of what has recently gone wrong.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The letter placed at his door Friday admonished him for that vote and called on him to vote against cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and public education when Congress returns to Washington, D.C., in September.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Aug. 2025
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Submit a letter to the editor at freep.com/letters.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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While the manager is still the one signing the lineup card and walking to the mound for pitching changes, most of their decisions are premeditated or based on statistical backing, rather than game feel.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Rangers are now 59-55, and 1 1/2 games out of the wild card spot in the American League.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This postcard from the 1960s might be most notable for what’s not pictured on it.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bill Madden — a New York Daily News writer who also worked with Donruss and keenly followed the collectibles business — knew of Perez’s Hall of Fame postcards and thought something similar could work for Donruss.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Noun
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According to the dispatch call on the day of his death, police and medics were called to Hogan's house in Clearwater Beach, Fla. at 9:51 a.m. for a person suffering cardiac arrest.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Although the magazine had published dispatches from brilliant war correspondents, including Janet Flanner, it was still widely considered a weightless amusement.—
Jane Mayer,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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“Printed matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/printed%20matter. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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