printed matter

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Recent Examples of printed matter There seemed to be a hunger out there for printed matter. Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022 Riffing off that collective nature, Laila will this month launch printings.jp, a new site selling fashion-centric printed matter: magazines, photography and art books, catalogs, invitation cards, and more. Monica Kim, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for printed matter
Noun
  • In addition to first-class stamps, the price hike will affect metered letters (from 69 cents to 74 cents), international postage (from $1.65 to $1.70) and domestic postal cards (from 56 cents to 62 cents).
    David Chiu, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Voters say campaigns have muddied the waters on the issue, from contradictory direct mail campaigns to a leading ballot question.
    Jahd Khalil, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The groups have spent millions more on digital ads, text messaging and direct mail, also attacking Paxton.
    Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But the Editorial Board did not draw the obvious conclusion: charge the senders of junk mail more.
    Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Spend a few minutes each weekend returning items to their zones, tossing junk mail and wiping down surfaces.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Several social movements, including protests against Iranian elections in 2009 and the Arab Spring in 2010–2011, made use of social media tools to organize and spread messages about their movements.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But the message is simple from the firefighters and participants alike; when a wildfire starts, there won't be time to prepare, so now is the time to act.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In a letter to senators earlier this year, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that between January and November of last year, 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 were removed from the country.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
  • His mother’s family has a history of males whose names begin with the letter R.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Boston has not won a playoff series since, finishing last in back-to-back years before returning to the postseason last season and losing to the Yankees in the wild-card round.
    Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • And the Knicks, who’d been turned over and scored on in transition regularly throughout the series, pulled an UNO reverse card, scoring 21 points off 19 Hawks turnovers on the night.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The surrounding Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas are ideal for wine tasting, with vineyards, such as Chateau Chantal Winery and Inn, that pair world-class rieslings and pinot noirs with postcard-worthy lake views.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The instructions even say that while packages are X-rayed, greeting cards and postcards are not, which is why the journalist chose to embed the tracker in a postcard.
    Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Read his dispatch from the Berkshire County Courthouse.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Ezra Galicia's obsession with police officers was highlighted earlier this year, when his aunt called the police department dispatch line to see if some officers could stop by for his birthday party.
    Lesley Marin, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026

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“Printed matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/printed%20matter. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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