postmark
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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Nouns
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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postmarksimple
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postmarkssimple
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have postmarkedperfect
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has postmarkedperfect
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am postmarkingprogressive
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are postmarkingprogressive
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is postmarkingprogressive
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have been postmarkingperfect progressive
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has been postmarkingperfect progressive
Past
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postmarkedsimple
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had postmarkedperfect
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was postmarkingprogressive
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were postmarkingprogressive
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had been postmarkingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of postmark
Example Sentences
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Mail-in ballots with an election day postmark will be accepted by county election officials through Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Make sure to see the envelope handstamped with the postmark instead of tossing the letter in the mailbox, O’Saben added.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
Fourteen US states allow mail-in ballots to be tallied after the date of the election if they bear a postmark by Election Day.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Legal and administrative systems have for decades treated a postmark as evidence of when an individual met a deadline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
As she returns to her office, she realizes there’s no stamp or postmark on the new envelope, worries that the professor will suspect something.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
But a lifelong interest in stamps and postmarks seem to have led to him taking letters that caught his eye.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
States set their own election laws, and most rely on postmarks to determine if a vote was cast in time.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Its postmarks can legally serve as documentation of when an item was mailed, whether a postcard or a ballot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
“Municipal clerks did not consider postmarks on return ballots because they are irrelevant.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2021
“I am sorry we didn’t find your mom. Looking for postmarks was a cool idea.”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday upheld state laws that count mailed ballots if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive a few days afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In California, mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day are legally counted as they arrive in the days following.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
This delayed overtaking of Pratt by Raman was largely expected, because California’s vote-by-mail system accepts ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received within seven days of the election.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before election day and received within seven days after the election, as well as any provisional ballots cast, must still be counted, the California secretary of state said.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Why would there be letters postmarked from the front of a war Theo never fought in?
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
The Postal Service, however, hasn’t viewed the record-keeping use of postmarking as a service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Communities located outside the circles are affected by the postmarking change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
Most postmarking takes place in Anchorage, a day or more away by mail from most of the state.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
First of all, there’s a difference in messaging between mailing and postmarking.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2020
The chamber organizes the Valentine's Day postmarking program and also hosts a business decorating contest.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 13, 2017
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