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noun

Definition of billboardnext
as in ad
a large sign for advertisements that is next to a road, on the side of a building, etc.

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verb

as in to bulletin

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Recent Examples of billboard
Noun
State workers used the forum to raise $9,000 in under three weeks for an Interstate 80 billboard protesting the RTO order. — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Because buildings have become burdened with billboards and air conditioners, even those considered safe could collapse as a result of the additional weight. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
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 See All Example Sentences for billboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billboard
  1. ad
  2. bulletin
  3. advertisement
  4. bill
  5. poster
  6. advertise
  7. placard
  8. toll
Noun
  • During the primary, Raman and independent group supporting her focused on ads on social media and streaming platforms, which are cheaper than traditional television ads.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Working Families Party PAC has spent a total of about $55,000 on phone banking and digital ads in support of Larson.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of ad
Verb
  • Messages tacked to bulletin boards and written on dressing room blackboards conveyed the spirit of the team.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022
  • Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021
Definition of bulletin
Noun
  • That outside spending has helped flood mailboxes and the airwaves with advertisements.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Social media is riddled with advertisements from companies and consultants promising the secret formulas to maximize odds of admission.
    — Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of advertisement
Verb
  • The company directed employees to falsely bill Medicaid for services like peer support, according to the allegations, which stem from a 2023 whistleblower lawsuit filed by three former ARC employees.
    — Alex Acquisto, ProPublica, 30 July 2026
  • How to bill for services remains a topic—if not, the topic—of interest across the A&D industry.
    — Architectural Digest, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
Definition of bill
Noun
  • The archive, which also includes material from the CCA’s predecessor, the Third Eye Centre, holds more than 50 years of cultural activity in Glasgow through exhibition records, photographs, posters, films, flyers and other ephemera.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The era is remembered as a golden age of prosperity, paired with a thriving art and culture scene—Toulouse-Lautrec posters, the Eiffel Tower (built in 1889), extravagant fashion, the Moulin Rouge, and the flourishing Impressionist art world.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of poster
Verb
  • Manufacturers advertise that these chemicals kill 99% of germs.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The new survey offers no way to suss if the movement began in recent weeks, after Elliott began advertising.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of advertise
Noun
  • Some protesters march in Spider-Man masks and Batman costumes, carrying tongue-in-cheek placards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Dolce Caffe was reinspected on Friday, July 17 and passed with a green placard.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of placard
Verb
  • The video’s moodiness subtly underscores the fact that the lion’s share of these tracks are built on one muffled breakbeat, which tolls like clockwork across the LP.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • George’s arrival was celebrated with gun salutes, and bells at Westminster Abbey—where William and Kate had married over two years prior on April 29, 2011—tolled continuously for three hours in celebration of the future king’s arrival.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of toll

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