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a large sign for advertisements that is next to a road, on the side of a building, etc.
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Recent Examples of billboard
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
Richard Green, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2025
An angelic approach The billboard faces eastbound traffic and is mostly blue and maize.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
Any light scattered at night – road lighting, building illumination, billboards – would add glare and noise to the scene, greatly reducing the number of galaxies Rubin can reliably measure in the same time, or greatly increasing the total exposure time required to get the same result.
—Richard Green, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2025
An angelic approach The billboard faces eastbound traffic and is mostly blue and maize.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billboard
Noun
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State law requires any political ads created or distributed by committees containing AI-generated or substantially altered images, audio, or video to include a clear and conspicuous disclosure stating that the content has been altered using artificial intelligence.—
Richard Sill,
Oc Register,
13 Aug. 2025
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The figures suggest ad dollars are harder to snare across the board.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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Your LinkedIn headline plays the same role as the headline of an advertisement.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Before the Uptown Theatre opened its doors to the public on Aug. 18, 1925, advertisements in the Chicago Daily Tribune overflowed with hype for the city’s newest and biggest movie palace.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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The land corridor running through Armenia's Syunik province and bordering Iran's northern East Azerbaijan province is billed by the United States as a chance to boost regional trade and economic integration.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The next month, August, the taxpayers were billed $5,329.95 for five transactions labeled as for The Drury Inn, in New Orleans, Louisiana.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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All come with various special posters, photos, and accessories.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The super deluxe edition is accompanied by a 204-page book, newsprint poster, postcards, stickers and other replica ephemera from the era.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s softened stance on marijuana comes as the industry has tapped into his orbit, including through the American Rights and Reform PAC, which is financially backed by the industry and has advertised on its behalf, while also giving $1 million to Trump’s PAC, the Wall Street Journal reported.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The family was looking to buy a business and found Crown Hardware advertised for sale online.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Indian Christians hold placards and shout slogans during a protest in Bangalore on March 13, 2013, against Hindu right-wing Bajrang Dal, a militant organization that had allegedly attacked Christian worshippers in Udupi in north Karnataka...—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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His humanitarian activism through board positions at Ronald McDonald House Charities and Rady Children's Hospital Foundation is further fueled by her entire recovery and the absence of any signs of the illness.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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With the scam showing no signs of slowing down, the FBI has updated its warning to share more details about how these fraudsters hope to steal your money—and your crypto.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Billboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billboard. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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