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Back in March, former USPS postmaster Louis DeJoy stepped down following Trump’s comments about taking control of the USPS under the Department of Commerce.
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
Five years ago, before the board nominated DeJoy as its 75th postmaster, stamps cost 50 cents.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Yet, as the Smithsonian National Postal Museum makes clear, Black postmasters suffered the backlash of this visibility and respect—falling victim to harassment, violence, and murder.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
In 1835, an anti-abolition mob raided the Charleston, South Carolina, post office and, with the help of the city postmaster, burned bundles of abolitionist newspapers.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
Five years ago, before the board nominated DeJoy as its 75th postmaster, stamps cost 50 cents.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Yet, as the Smithsonian National Postal Museum makes clear, Black postmasters suffered the backlash of this visibility and respect—falling victim to harassment, violence, and murder.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
In 1835, an anti-abolition mob raided the Charleston, South Carolina, post office and, with the help of the city postmaster, burned bundles of abolitionist newspapers.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postmaster
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The postmistress, Christine Moss, is Jim and Jessie’s niece-in-law, and lives in the house next to the post office with her fisherman husband, Howard.—
Robert Finch
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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In late 1902, the town of Indianola, Mississippi, attempted to drive out Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the state.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 2025
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This watch is capable of replacing your satellite messenger, your cycling computer, and your running watch, adding several handy features to the standard Apple Watch experience.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Retrograde transits are notorious for bringing the past back around, but the messenger planet’s sextile to Venus fuels the fire.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmaster. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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