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noun

plural of mail
as in correspondences
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system began receiving lots of mail after he became known as a frequent donor to charities

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mail
as in posts
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 mails
Noun
Prosecutors said Graves' body was partially wrapped in black garbage bags secured with duct tape, then rolled up in a rug alongside blankets, bags, pieces of mails, various items of clothing and trash. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 Tyler has been embedded in the treasurer’s office, which calculates and mails out property tax bills, for years. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026 First issue mails within 8 - 10 weeks. — Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026 This worldwide effort mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children under age 5 every month, with a goal of sparking a lifetime love of reading. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025 In the past, only elite researchers had access to their genetic fingerprints, but now personal genotyping is available to anyone who orders the service online and mails in a spit sample. — Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 Along with some shockingly gruesome slides (lots of intestines and Jack the Ripper–style organ removal), Wallace shares that the New York Ripper is still traumatizing the relatives of his victims by leaving voice-mails taunting them about his brutal crimes. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
That means even if a ballot is erroneously sent to someone’s past address and the current resident mails it in, there are checks to alert election workers to the foul play. — Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 Parton’s Imagination Library mails free, age-appropriate books every month to children from birth to age five. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 The city typically mails out more than 22,000 copies to residents and distributes about 2,000 copies at city facilities. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Santamour said his organization mails out 400 kits of four doses of naloxone every month across Florida, and the demand hasn’t slowed down in four years. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026 The younger, Layla, writes and mails lengthy letters to my dog—not to me or my spouse, but to my forty-five pound blue heeler Galilee. — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026 California, which mails a ballot to every eligible voter, ranks near the top of states in the ease of its elections. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 Under such circumstances, the IRS mails a letter or notice alerting the filer of a late fee. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026 As of September 30, the Social Security Administration no longer mails paper benefits, shifting to electronic payments. — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mails
  1. correspondences
  2. posts
  3. messages
  4. letters
  5. packages
  6. cards
Noun
  • The collection includes multiple correspondences between Stamp and the late Princess of Wales, from Christmas photos featuring her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, to birthday cards.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Police also allegedly found photos in the chatroom correspondences, according to Spadjinske.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of correspondences
Verb
  • Fixed Focus Digital, a serial leaker who posts on Weibo, has said that things are going great.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Steffen has been a vocal supporter of Sarnecki’s campaign and regularly posts online advocating for Sarnecki and critiquing Masterson.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of posts
Noun
  • As Tehran and Washington issue mixed messages, the status of the strait remains at the core of the conflict.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In mid-July, the president’s son and influential adviser, Youssef Pezeshkian, posted a series of messages about the need to balance realistic military aims with a weak economy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of messages
Noun
  • This new era signifies the Levine’s transition from a non-collecting to a collecting institution, bringing in artifacts including photographs and personal letters.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Barrow County Sheriff's Office Investigator Jason Smith returned to the stand briefly on July 27 and testified that investigators directed Gray to write apology letters to family members of his victims as part of their interrogation.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of letters
Noun
  • The Delivery ​Service Partner program is run by Amazon’s logistics arm and allows people ​to set up businesses to deliver packages locally.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The company makes its tools available in enterprise packages or studios and a lower tier for social media and other content creators.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of packages
Noun
  • The Beatles’ webstore offers D2C editions of the super deluxe set with two exclusive fold-out posters and two exclusive photo art cards not otherwise available at retail.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • Foreign Transaction Fees Credit cards that charge a foreign transaction fee can quietly add a few extra percentage points to every purchase abroad.
    — Matthew Kayser July 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of cards

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“Mails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mails. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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