: mail sent at one time to multiple addressees by a sender (as for promotional purposes)
Examples of mailing in a Sentence
Get the check ready for mailing and take it to the post office.
The charity sent out several mailings to everyone on its mailing list.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lists and maps were generated and given to NSSF contractors responsible for mailings.
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Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Over the past two decades, alternative power supplies have pitched different plans to consumers via mailings, phone marketing and even door-to-door sales calls.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
The state also requires voters to sign and date the mailing envelopes containing their ballots.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Researchers at Japan’s Sophia University found that mailing people coupons, followed by an email, generated over 5 times as many sales as those who were emailed a coupon, a sales differential that was more than enough to offset the expense of printing and mailing.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Over the past two decades, alternative power supplies have pitched different plans to consumers via mailings, phone marketing and even door-to-door sales calls.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
The state also requires voters to sign and date the mailing envelopes containing their ballots.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Researchers at Japan’s Sophia University found that mailing people coupons, followed by an email, generated over 5 times as many sales as those who were emailed a coupon, a sales differential that was more than enough to offset the expense of printing and mailing.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Mailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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