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
Mail Letters Contrary to popular belief, sending snail mail is not a lost art.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Betty White, Oak Park native and TV’s Golden Girl, celebrated at stamp ceremony in Los Angeles
Betty White is making her mark on the nation’s snail mail.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Each identity saves a simple collection of personal data, including name details, snail mail address, email, and phone number.
—PCMAG, 6 June 2024
Cybercriminals will try literally anything to make money from their victims, be that a bizarre ransomware by snail mail campaign or the use of deepfake face-swap videos.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Betty White, Oak Park native and TV’s Golden Girl, celebrated at stamp ceremony in Los Angeles
Betty White is making her mark on the nation’s snail mail.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Each identity saves a simple collection of personal data, including name details, snail mail address, email, and phone number.
—PCMAG, 6 June 2024
Cybercriminals will try literally anything to make money from their victims, be that a bizarre ransomware by snail mail campaign or the use of deepfake face-swap videos.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail mail
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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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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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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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“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail%20mail. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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