certified mail

noun

Definition of certified mailnext
as in registered mail

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certified mail
  1. registered mail
  2. parcel post
  3. rural delivery
  4. special handling
  5. special delivery
  6. direct mail
  7. snail mail
  8. mail
Noun
  • The gyms also told consumers that the mail-in cancellations should be sent by certified or registered mail, according to the FTC.
    — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
  • It is highly recommended that a taxpayer use the foreign country’s version of certified or registered mail because the receipt can serve as proof of timely mailing/filing.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Definition of registered mail
Noun
  • Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses.
    — Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2021
Definition of parcel post
Noun
  • The tech titan has already been piling on $4 billion in investments to expand its rural delivery network, which is expected to expand the network’s rural footprint to more than 200 delivery stations.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of rural delivery
Noun
  • However, moka pots require special handling to keep them clean and in good working order, and there are several things to avoid, including putting them in the dishwasher.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
  • The special handling requirements could be another factor limiting manufacturers' ability to quickly ramp up production, Ganio said.
    — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 26 June 2026
Definition of special handling
Noun
  • While gearing up for his vacation from Jimmy Kimmel Live, the comedian was interrupted by a special delivery introduced by a horse whinnying.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026
  • That is why other companies have been working on bigger drones and special delivery setups.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Definition of special delivery
Noun
  • Over the past couple of months, Bronin’s firm also paid for advertising tens of thousands of dollars to the prominent Democratic consulting firm SKDK for advertising and media protection and spent more than $150,000 on direct mail services.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
  • Bailey, on the other hand, reported spending more than $914,000, roughly two-thirds of the total his campaign raised during the quarter, on direct mail fundraising and related postage.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Definition of direct mail
Noun
  • In the cold open of the first-season finale, the characters go through their backlog of snail mail, rushing through a series of updates on the show’s lingering story lines in imitation of a clip-show episode.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Back then, there was no eBay, and deals got done with snail mail money orders.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of snail mail
Noun
  • A Little Rock police incident report lists Shelton as a suspect in the theft of mail from the post office at 7401 Colonel Glenn Road, where a blue postal collection box had been broken into early Friday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
  • One search of a home associated with Davis turned up mail pertaining to the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas for Orlando Anderson — Davis’ cousin and fellow Southside Crip was a person of interest in Shakur’s killing, Ladd testified, and was detained.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mail
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