mailing list

noun

1
: a list of names and addresses to which mail is sent
a charity's mailing list
2
: a list of names and email addresses to which emails are sent by people who are on the list
Internet mailing lists

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May teased out the implications of his idea on the mailing list a few years later. Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Lee said a capital campaign will be unveiled at a future date, but donations and mailing list sign-ups are being collected through the project's website. April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Liu signed up to a mailing list that alerts subscribers about rare bird sightings in Southern California. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The patches were posted to the Linux Kernel mailing list by Meta programmer David Vernet, who came up with a novel solution to a problem with Linux gaming on AMD. Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mailing list

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“Mailing list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailing%20list. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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