electronic mail

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Recent Examples of electronic mail This routing process is not unlike what happens with electronic mail or any other piece of data sent through the internet. Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2024 The Act at Civil Code Section 4910 bars taking action outside of board meetings except for emergencies, and bars conducting meetings via electronic mail. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023 The authors of the original Internet protocols, who began their pioneering work in the late 1960s, designed them for a network to be used mainly for sending electronic mail from one computer to another. Glenn Edens, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2017 Students and faculty soon developed software and processes that later turned into electronic commerce and electronic mail. Shane Greenstein, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2016 See All Example Sentences for electronic mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electronic mail
Noun
  • Cut Out Clutter Imagine a pile of junk mail on your dining room table or a nightstand overflowing with a week’s worth of water glasses.
    Megan McCarty, The Spruce, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Junk Mail and Coupons Speaking of piles of paper, be sure to deal with your junk mail, too.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to first-class stamps, the price hike will affect metered letters (from 69 cents to 74 cents), international postage (from $1.65 to $1.70) and domestic postal cards (from 56 cents to 62 cents).
    David Chiu, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Carol Edwards, Littleton To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Prizes of $600 or higher can be collected at any California Lottery district office or by mail.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Last week, Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino shared an open letter to Wasserman, urging him to exit the company.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Additionally, more than 100 Latino artists in Hollywood also signed an open letter asking for more authenticity in casting.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But after a shoulder injury to Trevin Wallace, Rozeboom played 100 percent of the defensive snaps in the last four games, including the wild-card loss to the Rams.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Ensure the names on your ID and Social Security card match exactly.
    Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The mercury should hit the mid-60s by kickoff and drop to the high 50s by the final gun, in what's shaping up to be a postcard Super Sunday.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The show’s postcard-ready shots of the northern countryside, with its verdant hills and winding roads, are another incongruity, belying the challenges of survival there for those on the fringes.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Electronic mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electronic%20mail. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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