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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
The book-gifting program, part of the nonprofit Dollywood Foundation, mails free, high-quality books to children across the country and around the world once a month from birth to age 5. — Kristy High, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Each month, the book gifting program mails free books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of their family’s income. — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 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
Parton also made an effort to contribute to causes such as child literacy with her Imagination Library program, which mails a free age-appropriate book to children every month from birth to fifth grade. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The Imagination Library mails free books to children around the world. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 Her philanthropy centered heavily on her home region, from the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, a book gifting program that mails free books to children, to disaster relief and education initiatives. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 The library mails free books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of their family’s income. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026 Throughout her career, Parton sold more than 160 million albums worldwide, and was heavily involved in philanthropy, most notably her Imagination Library, which mails one book a month to children from birth until kindergarten. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 The program mails an age-appropriate book every month to enrolled children from birth until age 5, regardless of a family's income. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 For many, the deed added to her long list of philanthropic work, like her Imagination Library program, which mails over 1 million free books each month to children in need. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mails
  1. correspondences
  2. posts
  3. messages
  4. letters
  5. packages
  6. cards
Noun
  • Most moving, above all, are the correspondences with the writers themselves who reach out at their own expense—quite literally.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • From there, Langlands conjectured the existence of a family of correspondences between objects, symmetries, and properties.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of correspondences
Verb
  • Markle remains very active on social media and regularly posts family videos.
    — Lou Gomis, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Delta Air Lines posts earnings Friday and several of the country’s biggest banks release quarterly performances next week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of posts
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors and digital forensic experts have relied on a massive trove of electronic messages to build their case.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Unlimited Plan includes unlimited messages per month, subject to a fair use policy, as well as priority customer support and priority access to new features and future models.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of messages
Noun
  • Boutrous, though, noted that the letters were sent off days after the ban was already implemented and the media outlets filed suit.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, in her private letters with women, this intimate dimension comes alive.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of letters
Noun
  • According to accounts of the case, Downey was abducted after Hindley asked her to help carry packages to a car.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • An illusion who has to smoke through his COVID mask and juggle packages and doughnut shop coffee, but an illusion nonetheless.
    — Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of packages
Noun
  • As the day winds down, get cozy in the living room for a game of cards and a glass of South African wine, or watch the sun set from the stone terrace.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Israel's domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, was alerted to the fact that Israeli SIM cards that had been distributed to Hamas fighters were activated — a sign of their imminent intention to cross into Israel.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cards

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“Mails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mails. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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