1
: of or relating to the mails or the post office
2
: conducted by mail
postal chess
3
: insanely or murderously violent
—usually used in the phrase go postal
Examples of postal in a Sentence
Postal rates are going up.
The city worked to quickly restore postal service.
Recent Examples on the Web
Stationed in Puerto Rico as a postal clerk, Lee—who has never been religious—walked by a small church located on base one afternoon and decided to go in.
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Charles Moss, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
In-person voting accounted for 42.6 million of that total figure, with more than 35 million postal ballots returned.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Nevada law requires that all absentee ballots be mailed by Election Day, with a four-day grace period to allow for postal delays.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
Police, alongside postal inspectors and the Phoenix Fire Department’s Arson Investigation Taskforce, are performing a criminal investigation, per KNXV.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Charles Moss, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
In-person voting accounted for 42.6 million of that total figure, with more than 35 million postal ballots returned.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Nevada law requires that all absentee ballots be mailed by Election Day, with a four-day grace period to allow for postal delays.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
Police, alongside postal inspectors and the Phoenix Fire Department’s Arson Investigation Taskforce, are performing a criminal investigation, per KNXV.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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