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
In the past when my HOA board wanted to change the rules and regulations, notification and the changes were sent out by snail mail.
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Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Uncommon Goods Grandparent Pen Pal Set Bring back the fun of receiving snail mail with this unique grandparent pen pal set.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024
Send a little snail mail love with this straightforward stationery template.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
Today, the reaction to, and resolution of, mistakes happens a lot more quickly as the use of facsimile and snail mail have been replaced by email and algorithm.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Uncommon Goods Grandparent Pen Pal Set Bring back the fun of receiving snail mail with this unique grandparent pen pal set.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024
Send a little snail mail love with this straightforward stationery template.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
Today, the reaction to, and resolution of, mistakes happens a lot more quickly as the use of facsimile and snail mail have been replaced by email and algorithm.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for snail mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail mail
Noun
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Election Day isn't observed as a federal holiday, so post offices will be open and mail will be delivered.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Though those efforts have failed, the Republican National Committee recently found success in its appeal challenging how Mississippi similarly accepts mail ballots received after Election Day.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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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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Clearly that letter wasn’t your run-of-the-mill correspondence.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Israel's ultranationalist finance minister will sign on Thursday an extension authorizing financial correspondence between banks in Israel and the occupied West Bank for one more month only, the minister's spokesperson said.Barak Ravid, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail%20mail. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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