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.
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The San Jose fire and police departments responded to reports of a vehicle on fire in the lobby of the Almaden Valley Station Post Office shortly after 3 a.m. on July 20, the postal inspection service said in a statement to USA TODAY.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Federal postal investigators are investigating why a car slammed into a neighborhood post office early Sunday morning in San Jose, California.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 20 July 2025
In this case, postal operators or express couriers can pay the import VAT on behalf of the customer and collect it at the time of delivery.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
That ties the record as the highest stamp increase ever and is the third 5-cent increase from the postal agency.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 July 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Federal postal investigators are investigating why a car slammed into a neighborhood post office early Sunday morning in San Jose, California.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 20 July 2025
In this case, postal operators or express couriers can pay the import VAT on behalf of the customer and collect it at the time of delivery.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
That ties the record as the highest stamp increase ever and is the third 5-cent increase from the postal agency.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 July 2025
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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