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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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The Arsht Center, a performance hall owned by Miami-Dade County, still wants to build a pair of digital billboards across the street from PAMM that would be similar in size as outlined in the city rules.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 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
The billboard, previously released to rival Schlitz, became a symbol of change in the beer world — and, for Milwaukee, not for the better.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The Arsht Center, a performance hall owned by Miami-Dade County, still wants to build a pair of digital billboards across the street from PAMM that would be similar in size as outlined in the city rules.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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