mailed
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of mailed
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at mail 2, -ed 3
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This starts with the invitation, which can be mailed, emailed or texted.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
By 2025, as Imagination Library celebrated its 30th anniversary, it had distributed more than 300m books - equating to one book mailed every 78 seconds, according to the organisation.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
By 2003, the Imagination Library had mailed 1 million books to budding readers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
By then, mail-in-ballots will likely be mailed or ready to be mailed: federal law requires ballots for overseas and military voters to go out 45 days before the election.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
They printed up handbills with the divorce story on it and mailed it to the home of every taxpayer in Carlton, asking the question, “Should someone be fired because of this?”
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
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