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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
She should still be blamed for giving in to the allure of billboards ten feet tall with languorous models. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 Jerusalem — The giant billboard on Tel Aviv’s main highway placed Turkey squarely at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 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
  • Aflac initially gained a bigger profile after introducing its duck mascot in 1999, in ads crafted by Kaplan Thaler Group, an independent agency that was eventually acquired by Publicis Groupe of France.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cudi claims that those not close to Ye can’t see the progress he’s made on his mental health; early this year, Ye apologized in an ad taken out of the WSJ in January for his antisemitic behavior.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 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
  • James posted a 14-second video on social media platform X that appeared to be an advertisement for Polymarket.
    — Lillian Rizzo,Jessica Golden, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • With Ohtani on the marquee, the franchise transformed Dodger Stadium into a money machine covered in Japanese advertisements and mobbed each afternoon by tour groups.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of advertisement
Verb
  • State officials earlier this month sent separate letters to Tulsa and Oklahoma City threatening to bill the cities for the cleanup efforts costing nearly $900,000 over the past year.
    — Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Prasad closed Weiss, in Uptown, about a year ago after the federal government said the hospital would no longer be allowed to bill Medicare for services, following a host of issues that included broken air conditioning units.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of bill
Noun
  • Fly Now might be the poster for an artform conceived of as a vehicle for transport in and out of the realm of determinate meaning.
    — Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • More photos, including those of Fort Worth’s Missing Trio, Cheryl Springfield, June Ward and Elsha Rivera graced the memorial tables and posters by the entrance.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of poster
Verb
  • The menu advertises Singaporean cuisine, which incorporates influences from Chinese, Malay and Indian traditions and ingredients.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • One of them almost does, reflecting on tales of the Holocaust as a Claude Lanzmann retrospective is advertised on a billboard nearby.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of advertise
Noun
  • Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a nursing home after finding German cockroaches in various life stages throughout the facility.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There are silhouettes of demonstrators holding placards, and the placards are perfectly blank.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of placard
Verb
  • As the names of the dead are read out, and bells tolled at tragic moments, backs may also be turned.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Fire departments will toll bells and lay wreaths at the exact minutes the towers were struck.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of toll

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