plac·ard
ˈpla-ˌkärd 
-kərd
placarded; placarding; placards
1
a
: to cover with or as if with posters
b
: to post in a public place
2
: to announce by or as if by posting
Synonyms
Examples of placard in a Sentence
Noun
The placard on the door says that the church was built in the late 1600s.
a placard announcing a campaign rally at the downtown plaza
Verb
placarded the poster about the upcoming play to the bulletin board
placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood
Recent Examples on the Web
Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2024
The name placard for Dr. Ralph de la Torre, founder and chief executive officer of Steward Health Care System, in front of an empty seat during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
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.
—Katie Honan, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019
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Noun
Like the street placards, local police departments have all but abandoned the investigation into the then-31-year-old Puerto Rican’s vanishing.
—Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2024
The name placard for Dr. Ralph de la Torre, founder and chief executive officer of Steward Health Care System, in front of an empty seat during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
Also, all trucks must be placarded and labeled following USDOT regulations.
—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.
—Katie Honan, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019
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“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placard. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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placard
2 of 2 verb
plac·ard
ˈplak-ˌärd
-ərd
1
: to post in a public place
2
: to announce by or as if by posting
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