placard
noun
, -ˌkärd\
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placard
verb
, -kərd\
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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 plazaVerb
placarded the poster about the upcoming play to the bulletin board placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood
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Sabathia, who is on the injured list with inflammation in his right knee, received a standing ovation from the Fenway fans and players from both teams after Red Sox lefty David Price presented him with the green placard. — Doug Alden, courant.com, "Torres, Tauchman, Judge homer as Yankees beat Red Sox," 9 Sep. 2019 Mott said when asked about the Derby placard that most winning trainers hang on their barn. Don’t ask to see Country House, either. — Joe Drape, New York Times, "Country House’s Trainer Can’t Quite Embrace His Kentucky Derby Win," 9 Aug. 2019 The blue heritage placard sits high up on the wall so that no souvenir-hunter can nick the marker of the abode where the nude cover photo for Lennon’s first solo album Two Virgins (1968) was made. — National Geographic, "The ultimate itinerary for Beatles fans," 29 July 2019 At the Kutupalong refugee camp on Sunday, some carried placards and banners reading ‘‘Never again! — Julhas Alam, BostonGlobe.com, "Rohingya refugees rally to mark 2nd anniversary of exodus," 25 Aug. 2019 Another change will be loosening rules that for years have prohibited council meeting observers from bringing signs or placards into the chambers advocating a particular position on a subject. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "New rules to govern how the Escondido City Council conducts business," 19 July 2019 Walking through the forest, visitors will be able to scan a placard and watch a 12-minute digital portrait of the deceased talking straight to camera about his or her life. — Nellie Bowles, New York Times, "Could Trees Be the New Gravestones?," 12 June 2019 The movement began in August 2018 when Thunberg began skipping class to sit outside Sweden’s Parliament, holding placards saying climate change had reached a crisis point. — Linda Givetash, NBC News, "How teen Greta Thunberg shifted world's gaze to climate change," 17 Aug. 2019 For example, currently AAA members can go to AAA offices for some DMV services, such as picking up a disabled motorist placard. — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, "California DMV gets makeover designed to tackle long lines, faulty computer systems," 24 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
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, "New York City to Crack Down on Abuse of Parking Privileges," 21 Feb. 2019 The order said that the property might be placarded with warning signs if the issues were not remediated. — cleveland.com, "Legal Aid Society sues Cleveland on behalf of toddler, asks court to make city follow lead poisoning laws," 18 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'placard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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