as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
even though she has an e-mail account, she still prefers to send snail mail
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Recent Examples of snail mail
Betty White, Oak Park native and TV’s Golden Girl, celebrated at stamp ceremony in Los Angeles
Betty White is making her mark on the nation’s snail mail.
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Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Each identity saves a simple collection of personal data, including name details, snail mail address, email, and phone number.
—PCMAG, 6 June 2024
Cybercriminals will try literally anything to make money from their victims, be that a bizarre ransomware by snail mail campaign or the use of deepfake face-swap videos.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
In the end, the public voted via snail mail for a person who embodied perhaps the exact opposite of both — Miskel Spillman, an elderly widow whose first plane ride ever brought her to New York City to stand beside her fellow finalists.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Each identity saves a simple collection of personal data, including name details, snail mail address, email, and phone number.
—PCMAG, 6 June 2024
Cybercriminals will try literally anything to make money from their victims, be that a bizarre ransomware by snail mail campaign or the use of deepfake face-swap videos.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
In the end, the public voted via snail mail for a person who embodied perhaps the exact opposite of both — Miskel Spillman, an elderly widow whose first plane ride ever brought her to New York City to stand beside her fellow finalists.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail mail
Noun
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The legislation, which passed the House but not the Senate, would have required states to provide automatic voter registration, established same day registration and voting, put in place two weeks of early voting, and expand vote by mail.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2024
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Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses.—
Tom Dillard,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2021
Noun
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According to correspondence in Kehoe’s files, DuPont had previously avoided marketing it for use in most consumer goods because of toxicity concerns.—
Mariah Blake,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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The data is based on public reports and direct correspondence compiled by Inside Higher Ed.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail%20mail. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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