mailing

Definition of mailingnext
present participle of mail
as in posting
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 mailing The state of Colorado began mailing ballots to residents last week, and all of the ballot drop boxes in Denver opened on Monday. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Immigration law firm offices hold confidential information about clients and are regularly used as mailing addresses for people, especially victims of crimes. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The Food and Drug Administration recommends disposing of drugs by dropping them off at a take-back location or by mailing them using a prepaid envelope that is delivered to a facility where the drugs are incinerated. — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 States were required to upload lists of their eligible voters’ names and mailing addresses to a portal that’s still being built. — Teddy Amenabar, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026 In California, state law defines the membership list as including a homeowner's name, property address, mailing address and email address as collected by the association. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 North Carolina starts mailing out its absentee ballots today, officially kicking off this year's midterm voting season. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Time is of the essence since some states have already begun mailing ballots for the fall election. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Participants dug up the first pair of underpants and associated tea bags after 30 days and the second after 60 days, documenting the condition of the items and mailing all the materials to the scientists for analysis. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailing
posting
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  • Currently, London Brent crude futures, a primary international oil benchmark, continue to hover around 100 dollars per barrel, posting a year to date gain of over 60%.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • After posting a picture on a random rock in the Turkish highlands on Instagram, Salah has transformed the spot into a tourist attraction, with droves of fans making the pilgrimage.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Mailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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