as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
only parcel post bearing a return address and not exceeding size and weight limits will be accepted
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Recent Examples of parcel post
Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
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
The flag arrived at the New York office of the Associated Press in May and was then sent by parcel post to the White House.
—Richard Kurin, Smithsonian, 30 Apr. 2018
Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
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
The flag arrived at the New York office of the Associated Press in May and was then sent by parcel post to the White House.
—Richard Kurin, Smithsonian, 30 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcel post
Noun
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The drug, which can be received by mail, has been on the U.S. market for 25 years and taken safely by millions of Americans, according to experts.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The new bill would allow Canada Post’s inspection authority to open mail and would also remove barriers to allow law enforcement to open mail during an investigation—attempting to curb fentanyl movement by what authorities say is performed by organized crime groups.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Its editors, Brigitte Bailey, Noelle A. Baker, and Megan Marshall, have embedded Fuller’s two books and a selection of her reportage in the context of her journals and correspondence.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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New emails show a glimpse inside her role The correspondence addresses the optics of the NFL legend hiring his son as defensive coordinator and concerns about social media attacks.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Parcel post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel%20post. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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