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

Illuminated billboards along busy commercial corridors now dim soon after sunset, while shops close an hour early. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 Less than two weeks before the October 27 vote, the billboards of Netanyahu are back. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 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

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Noun

Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
Trump canceled trade talks with Canada after the ad aired during the World Series in October 2025.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 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

Stevens and el Sayed’s dispute largely centered on an advertisement that Jewish leaders have condemned as antisemitic.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Those plans unraveled after a dispute over Israel and an outside group’s campaign advertisement escalated into a public exchange of criticism between the rivals.

— Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of advertisement

Noun

Bracie was very hands-on, selecting the fabrics, designing the clothes, arranging the photoshoots, and even modeling gowns for posters that will appear in Dillards.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Some fans held up large posters and asked for autographs, while chants of the director’s first name broke out from the crowd.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of poster

Verb

Novo Nordisk, which makes Wegovy and Ozempic, advertises list prices ranging from $149 per month to $399 per month, depending on the dose.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026
While the data are limited, campaign leaders and other experts say social media stars are playing a bigger role in how brands and political movements advertise.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of advertise

Noun

Del Naja was one of hundreds of protesters arrested in London in April for holding a placard in support of the activist group Palestine Action, which is banned under UK terrorism law.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Trade unions led the procession, followed by protesters in raincoats carrying flags and handmade placards.

— Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of placard

Verb

The 2019 General Assembly wouldn’t support Lamont’s tolling plan, and one year later lawmakers also balked at a more limited plan to toll only large commercial trucks.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
Despite being published nearly fifty years later, Love Days tolls the same alarm bells as The Story of Avis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

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