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Recent Examples of junk mail
Take 10 minutes to recycle junk mail, shred outdated documents, or organize important papers into files.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 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
Unopened bank statements, junk mail—some of it may be important (and going ignored), and the rest is likely pure clutter.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 22 Jan. 2026
The letter wasn’t just junk mail.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 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
Unopened bank statements, junk mail—some of it may be important (and going ignored), and the rest is likely pure clutter.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 22 Jan. 2026
The letter wasn’t just junk mail.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junk mail
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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The president cast his ballot by mail in a March 24 special election in Florida.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Any potential winner will be notified by mail, email and/or telephone.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Additional signees of the new open letter include John Legend, Brandi Carlile, Hannah Einbinder, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Porter, Keke Palmer, Hasan Minhaj, Katie Couric, Susan Sarandon and dozens more.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2026
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Prominent Jesuit High School alumni — including developers Angelo and Kyriakos Tsakopoulos — issued an open letter pressuring the school to reverse its decision to go co-ed in fall 2027.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jaden Schwartz and Kaapo Kakko scored for the Kraken, who are still in the hunt for the playoffs with 75 points, six points out of the West’s second wild-card spot.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Predators moved into a tie with Los Angeles in the race for the second wild-card spot in the West with 81 points.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Nguyen was also the mind behind the mural’s postcard style, and its setting against the Santa Ana Mountains and a California sunset.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some were draped in ivy, others adorned with pink blossoms, but none are forgotten by nature’s touch—each brought to life by the intricate details that transport you into a postcard of the Italian countryside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Junk mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junk%20mail. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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