: unsolicited usually commercial messages (such as emails, text messages, or Internet postings) sent to a large number of recipients or posted in a large number of places
spammed; spamming
: to send or post spam to
spammed customers with discount offers
spamming a message board
: to send or post spam
The company was accused of spamming via text messages.
spammer
noun
—used for a canned meat product
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
This filtering system not only helps organize your messages but also reduces notifications from unknown senders, potentially decreasing the number of interruptions from spam or unwanted texts.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
And as a form of hazing, please spam him with all your story ideas.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Traditional spam and scam protections focus more on protecting users before a conversation starts, so unsurprisingly are much less effective against the kind of attacks that exploit social engineering tricks.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
This filtering system not only helps organize your messages but also reduces notifications from unknown senders, potentially decreasing the number of interruptions from spam or unwanted texts.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Others are encouraging non-government employees to spam the OPM email with bogus lists.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
And as a form of hazing, please spam him with all your story ideas.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Spam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spam. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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spam
1 of 2 noun
: unsolicited usually commercial email sent to a large number of addresses
spam
2 of 2 verb
: to send spam to
spammer
noun
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