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verb (1)

past tense of post

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verb (2)

past tense of post
as in appointed
to assign to a place or position the police are planning to post an officer outside the hospital room of the witness

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verb (3)

past tense of post
as in mailed
to send through the postal system be sure to post the letter this afternoon

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Recent Examples of posted
Verb
While some of the social media videos posted by Africans are in English and French, many are in languages like Igbo, Swahili and Twi, to appeal directly to audiences in target countries. Larry Madowo, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026 The winning numbers are also posted to the Mega Millions website and on the Michigan Lottery website. Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026 Holy Innocents School posted on Facebook that the school’s church hall was broken into and destroyed. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 On Monday, as uncertainty about her status swirled, Vonn posted an Instagram photo of the grave of her longtime coach, Erich Sailer, who died last summer. Zack Pierce, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Just days before the killing of Pretti, the White House posted an image of a woman who was arrested after a protest at a church in Minnesota. Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026 Barzee, of the Miami law firm Barzee Flores, notified the court in a filing posted late Monday that the congresswoman would waive her appearance at her arraignment. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026 Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman posted a photo after Illinois’ win at Nebraska that showed coach Brad Underwood talking to his players in the locker room. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026 Bankas replied bluntly to the cancellations in a recent video posted to Instagram. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posted
Adjective
  • Currently, Chevron’s operations in Venezuela employ about 3,000 people and produce between 250,000 and 300,000 barrels of oil per day, according to published reports.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The Reiners were last seen together at the Christmas party at Conan O’Brien’s house the night before, where Nick reportedly argued with his father, according to published reports.
    Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Danaher pre-announced better-than-expected results ahead of its Tuesday presentation at JPMorgan’s annual health-care conference in San Francisco, an event that is always filled with trial data, new partnerships, deals, and business updates.
    Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
  • But as of now, Tesla appears to be in the rare position of being on track with an announced timeline.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The new rule, adopted by the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, requires hotels to wrap those fees into the advertised price, and would apply to hotels located in the five boroughs, as well as any hotels advertising in New York City.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • For many users, however, the beverage didn’t have the advertised effect.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • An impressive 86 Grammys will be handed out pre-broadcast.
    Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Framed as a broadcast true crime documentary made after Salazar’s trial, this brilliant lo-fi effort enlists several more talking heads to balance out the whodunnit.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025

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