junk mail

noun

Definition of junk mailnext
as in electronic mail

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Recent Examples of junk mail Display tall vases on the bottom and some art books on top to offset the growing pile of junk mail that’s taking over the entryway. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026 Junk Mail and Coupons Speaking of piles of paper, be sure to deal with your junk mail, too. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 9 June 2026 There’s something freeing and peaceful when things are in their place, the kitchen bar is free of junk mail and dishes are off countertops, stacked in the dishwasher. — Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine. — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for junk mail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junk mail
  1. electronic mail
  2. mail
  3. open letter
  4. card
  5. postcard
Noun
  • In response, seven former EEOC officials sent Lucas an open letter via electronic mail on March 18, 2025.
    — Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Eight years later, AOL introduced its own version of electronic mail services, email addresses, a Windows version and access to the rest of the Internet for its users.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of electronic mail
Noun
  • Three said mail from their counties goes out of state for processing.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • From a school district forfeiting arts funding to safety rankings for Halloween trick-or-treaters and a wave of threatening mail targeting California lawmakers, here’s a quick look at what readers need to know.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of mail
Noun
  • Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have signed an open letter in support of their Normal People scribe Sally Rooney.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Her open letter to the Johnson County Election Office had been shared more than 200 times by Thursday afternoon.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of open letter
Noun
  • Two employee food handler cards were not available for review.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • As the exhausting history of credit-card fraud and data breaches suggests, too many sites and merchants still don’t understand their assignment.
    — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of card
Noun
  • After the rallies, local Democratic leader Lauren Beth Gash said Illinois Tenth Congressional District Democrats continued the political activism with a postcard party on No Kings Day.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • At Colin King’s new Manhattan apartment, on the 11th floor of a 1930 Chelsea building, casement windows and a generous terrace look out across neighboring rooftops, the city unfolding in a postcard-perfect sweep.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of postcard

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“Junk mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junk%20mail. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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