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View definitions for mailbox

mailbox

noun as in letter box

noun as in mail drop

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I see something in its eyes, the same caged look that the neighborhood stray cats get when Ma catches them clawing up our mailbox.

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The item exploded as letters and parcels were being collected from the office mailbox, the regional government said in a statement.

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By approaching the decision well in advance — and getting unbiased advice rather than heeding the ever-growing stack of sales pitches in your mailbox — you’ll avoid mistakes.

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Earlier this month, another 135 ballots were believed to have been stolen from mailboxes in nearby Yolo County.

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The Times identified hundreds of records detailing other sellers with names that appear to be fake or addresses that go to unaffiliated businesses, shopping centers and commercial mailbox offices.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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