BILLBOARD Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of billboard

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

Maas revealed the title and cover news through two back-to-back posts on Instagram as digital billboards simultaneously went up across Los Angeles, Denver and New York City unveiling the news. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 The titles were also announced on digital billboards across Los Angeles, Denver and New York City. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 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

Noun

In Florida’s Democratic Senate primary, Nixon had raised under $1 million and spent just $50,000 on digital ads.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Hilton goes on to say in a full-page ad that recently ran in a few California newspapers.

— Linh Tat, Daily News, 21 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

Verb

The company completed its Metronome acquisition in January, and Stripe said the metering engine was already used by OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia to bill on tokens and GPU seconds.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
However, the cost could vary as Greenlight also relies on several vendors, which typically bill at $75 an hour.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of bill

Noun

Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Belle Dean, of Gary, carried a poster to raise money for her aunt and uncle, Rose and Floyd Franklin, who live in Gary’s Glen Ryan subdivision near Miller.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of poster

Verb

The city’s authorities will prioritize protecting and improving parks, advertising public cool spaces during hot weather and expanding access to public toilets and water, as well as adding shading to public spaces.

— Olivia Rudgard, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Vercel advertises zero markup on tokens, and Cloudflare passes provider inference prices through unchanged, charging 5% only when customers use its unified billing.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of advertise

Noun

The re-inspection resulted in the closure and red placard being upheld after inspectors found eight live German and Turkistan cockroaches throughout the facility, plus seven dead and dying nymph cockroaches.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Look at the placard to see how many people should actually be on board that vessel.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of placard

Verb

In the final scene of the season 1 finale, the church bell tolls eight times — meaning that the town is now demanding eight sacrifices to honor the centuries-old pact.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
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

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