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
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Recent Examples of snail mail
Below, some of them explain the appeal of snail mail and give recommendations for getting started.
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Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
But who doesn't love to receive a little snail mail?
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
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
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Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
But who doesn't love to receive a little snail mail?
—Sam Woodward, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail mail
Noun
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More than 500,000 Maryland voters requested mail ballots.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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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,
19 May 2026
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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
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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
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Less often does such correspondence wind up in the hands of a historian who can curate and verify them, fill in their gaps with other sources and personal memories, and contextualize them within the sweep of Cuban history.—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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In text messages between Musk and his employees, including OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis and a project director Sam Teller, Musk's team cheered the hire, according to correspondence made public in discovery.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail%20mail. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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