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
While the typical enrollment process requires users to send materials online or via snail mail—then wait upwards of 45 days for a decision—Fortuna completes it in under a minute thanks to its AI models that flag common errors like missing pay stubs on employment verification forms.
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Alexandra Meier, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
That crowd doesn’t go in for snail mail — although Gary the Snail might.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
From social media campaigns to old-fashioned snail mail, the company promises every voice will be heard.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The clue [Address opener] does not refer to a snail mail address.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Meier, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
That crowd doesn’t go in for snail mail — although Gary the Snail might.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
From social media campaigns to old-fashioned snail mail, the company promises every voice will be heard.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The clue [Address opener] does not refer to a snail mail address.
—Deb Amlen, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snail mail
Noun
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Ground Advantage mail should be sent by December 16, while First-Class Mail must be in the system by December 17.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a pinch, tape and glue can be easily grabbed out of a junk drawer for securing mail or quick fixes.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Right now his department’s promised report on what has caused rates of autism to rise over recent decades is expected to highlight Tylenol use, whether during pregnancy or, as my colleague Tom Bartlett reported, based on Kennedy’s correspondence with a fringe researcher, in early childhood.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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In addition to a birthday note, several emails were uncovered showing an extensive correspondence between the former ambassador and Epstein between 2005 and 2010.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snail%20mail. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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