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Recent Examples of airmail
Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
The stamp was printed all the way back in 1918, to commemorate the beginning of regular airmail service, The Washington Post noted.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
Staff found and destroyed eight of the erroneous sheets and shipped the other stamps to offices in Washington, New York and Philadelphia—the cities selected for the first airmail flights.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
The earliest airmail pilots flew biplanes like the Curtiss JN-4H, and manufacturers soon made special models for airmail.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2020
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What to drink: The menu is packed with classic cocktails, from the airmail to the Tom Collins by way of the Brown Derby, Corpse Reviver No. 2, Last Word and Siesta.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
The stamp was printed all the way back in 1918, to commemorate the beginning of regular airmail service, The Washington Post noted.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
Staff found and destroyed eight of the erroneous sheets and shipped the other stamps to offices in Washington, New York and Philadelphia—the cities selected for the first airmail flights.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
The earliest airmail pilots flew biplanes like the Curtiss JN-4H, and manufacturers soon made special models for airmail.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airmail
Noun
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Ground Advantage mail should be sent by December 16, while First-Class Mail must be in the system by December 17.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a pinch, tape and glue can be easily grabbed out of a junk drawer for securing mail or quick fixes.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mailers Both parties also used franking privileges to send mail to constituents.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The gyms also told consumers that the mail-in cancellations should be sent by certified or registered mail, according to the FTC.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
20 Aug. 2025
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It is highly recommended that a taxpayer use the foreign country’s version of certified or registered mail because the receipt can serve as proof of timely mailing/filing.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The old law had required that the executor send you notice by registered or certified mail, and then provide proof of service to the court.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas News,
30 July 2023
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Resumes sent by registered or certified mail to the Metro Council Clerk, 601 W. Jefferson St., 40202, must be postmarked no later than March 3 and must be received in the clerk’s office within four business days after mailing.—
Billy Kobin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Feb. 2023
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Right now his department’s promised report on what has caused rates of autism to rise over recent decades is expected to highlight Tylenol use, whether during pregnancy or, as my colleague Tom Bartlett reported, based on Kennedy’s correspondence with a fringe researcher, in early childhood.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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In addition to a birthday note, several emails were uncovered showing an extensive correspondence between the former ambassador and Epstein between 2005 and 2010.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Airmail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airmail. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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