post·card
ˈpōs(t)-ˌkärd 
2
: a card on which a message may be written for mailing without an envelope and to which the sender must affix a stamp
: picturesque, picture-postcard
a postcard village
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
In that case, the commission said Mullin’s December 2021 holiday card and a separate postcard listing legislative accomplishments, both paid for by his state campaign committee, were permissible.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
Residents in the building can enjoy a resort-style pool on the ninth floor with postcard views of downtown.
—Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2022
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Noun
Rose Tatum, 45, a nonprofit worker who set up a local chapter of NC Women for Harris this summer, said her group had built lots of momentum until the storm, mailing out 2,500 postcards, making calls, knocking on doors, and placing sticky notes in women’s bathroom stalls.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
In that case, the commission said Mullin’s December 2021 holiday card and a separate postcard listing legislative accomplishments, both paid for by his state campaign committee, were permissible.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Don’t get used to it June 21, 2023 Huntington Beach was abuzz Wednesday morning as the almost postcard Southern California day kicked off.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
Residents in the building can enjoy a resort-style pool on the ninth floor with postcard views of downtown.
—Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2022
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“Postcard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postcard. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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