National Spelling Bee: Could you spell these 10 winning business words?

7. Maculature

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In an undated photo provided by the US Attorney's Office, thousands of pieces of mail are on display after they were extracted from the home of former North Carolina mailman Steven Padgett. 'Maculature,' another word for junk mail, was the winning word in the 1979 National Spelling Bee.

Year: 1979

 

Champion: Katie Kerwin (Denver)

 

Definition: 1) Blotting paper. 2) Paper waste; printed materials not intended for reading; junk mail.

 

Used in a Business page sentence: Unsubscribing from retail mailing lists will cut down on maculature and save the US Postal Service a few much-needed extra bucks.

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