postmark
noun
an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
postmarked
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past participleof postmark.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof postmark.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
postmarknounan official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
Example Sentences
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In 2022, only a single ballot was postmarked late.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
“The public can no longer assume that a piece of mail dropped in a mailbox before collection time on a specific day will be postmarked that same day,” Alexander said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 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
It was postmarked New York and was written hastily, in the red pen he used for correcting our Greek.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
