Thesaurus results for PARCEL POST

parcel post

noun

Definition of parcel post

as in mail

communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system only parcel post bearing a return address and not exceeding size and weight limits will be accepted

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Recent Examples of parcel post Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024 Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses. — Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2021 The flag arrived at the New York office of the Associated Press in May and was then sent by parcel post to the White House. — Richard Kurin, Smithsonian, 30 Apr. 2018

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Smith remembers eating Spam three times a day while his father worked odd jobs, including driving a taxi, before eventually scraping together enough money to launch a mail-order hosiery business.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 July 2026
There could be a time crunch, however, as general election mail ballots would start being printed at the end of August.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

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Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Tyshawn Taylor has received some negative correspondence on his social media accounts since the KU alumni team’s TBT roster was announced.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The inmate claimed that he was told Kelly and his attorneys were planning to expose damaging information, as the filing alleged that officials violated attorney-client privilege by intercepting personal correspondence.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 July 2026

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