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Recent Examples of direct mail
This small business bottled up pepper jelly and other sauces, sharing them first with friends and family and then with the broader South through gift stores and direct mail.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Democratic Majority for Israel ran $2 million worth of ads and direct mail to primary voters about Turner’s criticism of Joe Biden; an AIPAC affiliate donated $500,000 to Brown.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
In 1967, to attract attention for its mailings, the company started offering its first direct mail sweepstakes.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The shoes were an instant hit, selling first via direct mail to members of the Cruising Club of America and then through larger retailers.
—Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Democratic Majority for Israel ran $2 million worth of ads and direct mail to primary voters about Turner’s criticism of Joe Biden; an AIPAC affiliate donated $500,000 to Brown.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
In 1967, to attract attention for its mailings, the company started offering its first direct mail sweepstakes.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The shoes were an instant hit, selling first via direct mail to members of the Cruising Club of America and then through larger retailers.
—Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for direct mail
Noun
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There’s something freeing and peaceful when things are in their place, the kitchen bar is free of junk mail and dishes are off countertops, stacked in the dishwasher.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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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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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 tech titan has already been piling on $4 billion in investments to expand its rural delivery network, which is expected to expand the network’s rural footprint to more than 200 delivery stations.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Items that require special handling, disassembly, or safety precautions can disrupt the process, Daniel Penge, a sustainability engineer, explains.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
23 Apr. 2026
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Operations knew the product required special handling.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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There seemed to be a hunger out there for printed matter.—
Steve Appleford,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2022
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Riffing off that collective nature, Laila will this month launch printings.jp, a new site selling fashion-centric printed matter: magazines, photography and art books, catalogs, invitation cards, and more.—
Monica Kim,
Vogue,
12 Dec. 2017
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The mailer comes just days after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic Party’s House campaign and fundraising arm, signaled party leadership’s preference for Bains.—
Mathew Miranda
May 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Georgia’s 9th Congressional District race heats up with mailer against Andrew Clyde.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Direct mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/direct%20mail. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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