as in poster
a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place
a placard announcing a campaign rally at the downtown plaza
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as in to post
to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place
placarded the poster about the upcoming play to the bulletin board
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of placard
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Some carried placards and others banged plates, their noise cutting through the crowd protesting and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
The Arizona Republic,
11 Oct. 2024
The city’s Department of Transportation will have a 10-person team to target areas of the city prone to placard abuse, including lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn, the mayor said.
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Katie Honan,
WSJ,
21 Feb. 2019
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Noun
Donut Spot was reinspected on Thursday, June 25 and passed with a green placard.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
june 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Some carried placards and others banged plates, their noise cutting through the crowd protesting and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Verb
Also, all trucks must be placarded and labeled following USDOT regulations.
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Arlyssa D. Becenti,
The Arizona Republic,
11 Oct. 2024
The city’s Department of Transportation will have a 10-person team to target areas of the city prone to placard abuse, including lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn, the mayor said.
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Katie Honan,
WSJ,
21 Feb. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placard
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One of the most famous faces of her generation (and not only for that ubiquitous poster), Fawcett had become familiar in guest roles through the first half of the ’70s, including alongside her husband, Lee Majors, for a handful of episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man.
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Two of them joined us at Pizza Baby East recently - Buffalo native Erick Szczap of Waxhaw and Wisconsin native Matt Byrne of Huntersville, each of whom are regular posters on the nationwide Pizzaholics Facebook group.
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Gakpo’s partner Noa van der Bij posted about the loss on social media on Saturday and Gakpo has been given time off to spend with family who are staying near the team base in Kansas City as the Netherlands compete in the World Cup.
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Before the latest search warrant uncovered the remains of the dead dogs, Miranda posted a statement to the rescue's website on June 18.
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Brown passed away from coronary heart disease at his Newport News, Virginia, home on June 17, his family announced on June 26 via his Facebook page.
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The invasive golden mussel has now been confirmed in the Port of West Sacramento, marking the species' northernmost detection in California since it was first discovered in Stockton in 2024, wildlife officials announced Saturday.
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Amplifying the presentation, Givenchy launched a campaign featuring the SS27 collection on billboards across Paris.
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Balloons, banners and even billboard trucks lined the avenue.
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The agency recently published a draft of a new plan to address the safety of train crossings in Missouri.
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Afterpay data published last year in Fortune found that more than half of Gen Z consumers report an aversion to credit cards, with 63% switching to alternative payment methods as a result — making BNPL the de facto checkout tool for the generation Amazon most wants to own.
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Her claim to the throne is strongest, since her father King Viserys, publicly proclaimed her his heir at the start of Season 1.
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There’s an urge to proclaim Haaland the biggest megastar to perform at Boston Stadium/Gillette Stadium since Tom Brady was lighting up the sky for the Patriots.
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The housing bill, formally called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, can still become law if Trump neither signs it nor vetoes it in 10 days, excluding Sundays.
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There are signs all around Preston Hollow opposing the project.
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Staghorn coral are in peril and were declared functionally extinct in Florida in 2025 by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Watch.
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But it was finally declared victorious after yearslong court battles.
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“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placard. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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