mailed

verb

past tense of mail
as in posted
to send through the postal system if you don't mail that letter soon, it's going to arrive late

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Recent Examples of mailed Katz said tenants who paid August rent can either come to the Brooklyn leasing office or get their checks mailed to them. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Daniels said there was not enough time to educate residents before absentee ballots are mailed ahead of the November 2026 election. — Noah Daly august 13, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026 Voters who are already enrolled in the permanent vote-by-mail program should review their information to ensure their ballot is mailed to the correct address, the clerk’s office said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Joining the registry can start with a cheek swab, with a kit mailed directly to someone’s home. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 However, if an absentee voter has not already mailed back or otherwise returned their ballot and mistakenly fills out their ballot for the wrong candidate, the clerk can issue a replacement, according to the WEC. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The board also sent nonpartisan teams to deliver supplemental ballots to those who were unable to return, and mailed some new ballots to voters who have since left town. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 The successful candidates will then have a two-month sprint to Election Day — with even less time until ballots get mailed to voters in early October. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Absentee ballots will be issued and mailed to voters starting July 21. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailed
posted
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  • Lawmakers had, in fact, already drafted and posted a version of the trailer bill that included those two provisions — hoping the administration would take it up.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For now, Sandy keeps Nathan posted with updates about how well Joe is doing.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
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