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 the 30 mostly rural Washington counties most affected by RTO, the percentage of ballots postmarked late more than tripled compared to the 2022 primary, ProPublica found.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
In California, mail-in ballots can arrive within seven days after election day and be counted, but they generally must be postmarked by election day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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
State law, which favors voter participation over speed, requires that election officials verify and count every ballot that is postmarked by Election Day and arrives within a week after.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
