as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
even though she has an e-mail account, she still prefers to send snail mail
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of snail mail
As his sales increased, Davis turned his attention to a new endeavor — starting the snail mail art subscription service.
—
Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Cute stamps and stationary sets are fueling Gen Z and millennials’ return to sending snail mail.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Children and seniors will have the ability to apply for discounts online, rather than by old-fashioned snail mail or by walking up to a kiosk in person.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2025
Similarly, patients should keep track of all materials related to an insurance appeal — records of phone calls, emails, snail mail, and in-app messages.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snail mail
Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Cute stamps and stationary sets are fueling Gen Z and millennials’ return to sending snail mail.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Children and seniors will have the ability to apply for discounts online, rather than by old-fashioned snail mail or by walking up to a kiosk in person.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2025
Similarly, patients should keep track of all materials related to an insurance appeal — records of phone calls, emails, snail mail, and in-app messages.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snail mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail mail
Noun
-
The president cast his ballot by mail in a March 24 special election in Florida.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
-
Any potential winner will be notified by mail, email and/or telephone.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
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
Noun
-
According to Stanford, Li had directed that the diaries, along with correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs and other materials, be made publicly available for study at the university’s Hoover Institution for fear they might otherwise be destroyed by Chinese authorities.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
-
There’s correspondence to and from Chicago literary luminaries like Nelson Algren, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jack Conroy, and Sherwood Anderson.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail%20mail. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
