postmark
Americannoun
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postmarks
plural
verb (used with object)
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postmarks,
present (3rd person singular)
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postmarked,
past participle, past
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postmarking
present participle
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
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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In Stevens County, the percentage of ballots rejected for having a late postmark jumped to 8%, from 1% in 2022.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Mail-in ballots with an election day postmark will be continue to be accepted by county election officials through Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
“If the postmark is not the same as the city and state of the ‘supposed’ issuing bank, it might be an indication the check is fake.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Tickets go on sale on Friday and are restricted to people with a Bolton postmark.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
I studied the envelope for a return address but found only a fading postmark that read Cairnholm Is.,
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Elizabeth Parmelee, a scholar of democracy and civic education at Metropolitan State University of Denver, explained how Colorado orchestrates its elections, which are conducted by mail, but without postmarks.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
Postal Service earlier this year may result in later postmarks than you might expect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
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
She doesn’t quite understand how postmarks work—I don’t really, either—but I give my best explanation.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
In 2022, only a single ballot was postmarked late.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
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
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
Reality television personality Spencer Pratt, who was in second place on election night, saw his lead over Raman steadily erode as mail-in ballots postmarked as late as June 2 were counted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
But the summer brought him a letter, with no return name or address, but postmarked from Chicago.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Also, at five of nine mail processing facilities studied, retail clerks who were postmarking ballots by hand sometimes used stamps with inaccurate dates, according to the report.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Postal Service, however, hasn’t viewed the record-keeping use of postmarking as a service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The other pieces include the time carriers return from their routes in the evening, postmarking mail at night and sorting the carrier’s mail before dawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2020
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
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