bill·board
ˈbil-ˌbȯrd 
: a flat surface (as of a panel, wall, or fence) on which bills are posted
specifically
: a large panel designed to carry outdoor advertising
billboarded; billboarding; billboards
: to promote by a conspicuous display on or as if on a billboard
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The months-long campaign by state workers and their unions to push back against Newsom’s directive has taken the form of protests, public billboards and legal challenges.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
Staff Author, People.com, 27 June 2025
The artist billboards that pop up in the lead up to Coachella often establish a sense of optimism for the performances in store for the weekend.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This world is competitive: OnlyFans models have turned to inventive marketing methods like buying up billboard space across the country to promote their accounts or going on rage-bait podcasts in the hopes that a clip featuring their face might go viral.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The months-long campaign by state workers and their unions to push back against Newsom’s directive has taken the form of protests, public billboards and legal challenges.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
White grew up in Brooklyn, and watched a rotating stream of Calvin Klein models grace that billboard his whole life.
—Staff Author, People.com, 27 June 2025
The artist billboards that pop up in the lead up to Coachella often establish a sense of optimism for the performances in store for the weekend.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Billboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billboard. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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