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Definitions

postmark

[pohst-mahrk] / ˈpoʊstˌmɑrk /
VERB
address
Synonyms
STRONGEST
forward send
STRONG
consign dispatch inscribe label mark remit route ship superscribe transmit
Antonyms
STRONG
hold keep receive retain
WEAK
avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

Example Sentences

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Fourteen US states allow mail-in ballots to be tallied after the date of the election if they bear a postmark by Election Day.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Legal and administrative systems have for decades treated a postmark as evidence of when an individual met a deadline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

If so, the love letter had a postmark from L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Most Titanic postcards are either franked 'Queenstown' or bear the ship's own postmark, but this one was posted in Cork, making it much rarer.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

The postmark is more than a month ago.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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