单词	snail mail
释义	snail mail noun 1 informal : mail delivered by a postal system especially when contrasted with email : mail sense 1a I avoid using e-mail to complain. I use the phone or old-fashioned snail mail. Arlene Silverman 2 informal : a nation's postal system : mail sense 2 The others have taken the traditional route: sending checks by snail mail. Stephen Gandel Synonyms correspondence mail matter parcel post post [chiefly British] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She still uses snail mail for paying bills. I can be contacted by e-mail and snail mail. Recent Examples on the Web In an age where e-vites have become the norm, the couple went the old-fashioned route: snail mail. Carole Radziwill, Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2022 Etiquette may dictate snail mail is the way to go, but in reality, digital invitations have become commonplace. Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 19 Aug. 2022 Some are even experimenting — holy rotary phone! — with sending invitations via snail mail. Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 In an age of email, texts, and tweets, a snail mail valentine can be quite a treat. Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2022 Relocate those that arrived via snail mail, then check your email and junk mail—many companies send paperless tax forms these days. Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2022 In 2020, five Florida counties conducted a pilot program enabling voters with vision problems to use their computers to receive and mark their ballots before returning them through snail mail. Sylvia Gurinsky, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Feb. 2022 This year, celebrate Lunar New Year at home by ordering stamps and sending snail mail to your friends and loved ones. Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2022 And while email is replacing snail mail, scammers are selling counterfeit stamps — especially during the holidays — because many folks still send greeting cards. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1 snail mail noun 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mail parcel post correspondence letter message matter card post certified mail direct mail package registered mail junk mail rural delivery printed matter postal card special delivery special handling rural free delivery shipment airpost mailer airmail epistle postcard dispatch note missive bundle
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