junk mail

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Recent Examples of junk mail The letter wasn’t just junk mail. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 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. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 However, there are ways to reduce paper waste and keep junk mail and other old papers out of trash cans and landfills. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025 Unwanted contact: Marketers and scammers can use your address to send junk mail or phishing or brushing scams. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for junk mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junk mail
Noun
  • In response, seven former EEOC officials sent Lucas an open letter via electronic mail on March 18, 2025.
    Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Eight years later, AOL introduced its own version of electronic mail services, email addresses, a Windows version and access to the rest of the Internet for its users.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
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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“Junk mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junk%20mail. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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