MAILING Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

mailing

verb

Definition of mailing

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 There’s hope the cameras could improve the situation, but also doubt that simply mailing out a slew of tickets will make a difference. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 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 Adams County was also not notified of the changes to the rail district’s boundaries before mailing ballots, Clerk & Recorder Josh Zygielbaum said in a statement. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 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

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posting

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Mahomes himself has been better, posting his highest yards per attempt average and passer rating since 2022.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
But Staley was hated and run out of Los Angeles after posting a 24-24 regular-season record and zero playoff wins in nearly three seasons.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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