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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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025
Despite creative paralysis, the machinery that would eventually put him on those billboards kept churning.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 8 Dec. 2025
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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
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Noun
Materials used in the activation include a billboard assembled from scrap leather sourced directly from Red Wing’s own tannery and a billboard made from lumber in collaboration with local carpenters.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025
Despite creative paralysis, the machinery that would eventually put him on those billboards kept churning.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
Many Floridians agree, calling the boat billboards visual pollution.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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
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“Billboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billboard. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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