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
Below, some of them explain the appeal of snail mail and give recommendations for getting started.
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Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
But who doesn't love to receive a little snail mail?
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
As his sales increased, Davis turned his attention to a new endeavor — starting the snail mail art subscription service.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Cute stamps and stationary sets are fueling Gen Z and millennials’ return to sending snail mail.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
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Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
But who doesn't love to receive a little snail mail?
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
As his sales increased, Davis turned his attention to a new endeavor — starting the snail mail art subscription service.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Cute stamps and stationary sets are fueling Gen Z and millennials’ return to sending snail mail.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snail mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail mail
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Be careful to check if USPS staff is stamping mail after hours, otherwise, any postage dropped in the evening will be stamped April 16.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Sponsored by the 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union, the advertising campaign announced Tuesday will begin airing this week in Ohio, where Union Army soldiers during the Civil War cast the first mail ballots in 1864.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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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
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The Park Service also sought to recover $213,387 in costs and damages stemming from two incidents in which Dateline and its contractors allegedly performed unpermitted roadwork, razing sensitive land and destroying hundreds of plants, according to the correspondence obtained by The Times last year.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The correspondence reveals a pop star acutely attentive to the management of her own narrative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail%20mail. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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