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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
Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
There were some outdoor billboards ala the one in Times Square right after the pic’s announcement.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 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
By extension, even in a digital world, roadway billboards began to seem like the easiest way to spread the word.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
There were some outdoor billboards ala the one in Times Square right after the pic’s announcement.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billboard
Noun
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Animated characters like Tony the Tiger, Count Chocula and Fred Flintstone blurred the line between ads and morning cartoons.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Per Guideline’s analysis, ad help offset about 50% of most top-tier sports rights fees, with affiliate revenue, retransmission consent fees and other third-party payments accounting for a good chunk of the remainder.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 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
Noun
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Vought and his colleagues toured the country, whipping up the grass roots, and poured millions of dollars into advertisements and lobbying.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Users said on social media that although videos were not playing or showing as nonexistent, video clips of advertisements were still active on the platform.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Another perk is its attention to design, with two minimal pattern options (a stripe and a swirl) that feel like a gorgeous blank slate compared to other squares of colored fabric that bill themselves as bath mats.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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The four-day festival features more than 115 rock, punk and metal bands, and its organizers bill it as the largest such event on the West Coast.—
Nathaniel Levine,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Click the link below to download — you will be prompted to log in or create an account to access the poster.—
Chandler Boese,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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The poster described their family’s prejudices in detail.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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It's called Silent Courier, and it's being advertised online.—
Adam Bearne,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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While federal government agencies are permitted to advertise, they are meant to stick to a strict set of rules determining the type of messaging allowed.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For a shorter walk, consider the quarter-mile Yarrow's Loop, a nature trail that features informational placards about the area's flora and fauna.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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About 2% were yellow (conditional pass) placards, and less than 1% were (closures).—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As early as 2014, scientists had discovered signs of sea star wasting disease in at least twenty species across the Pacific coast.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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To Be Nervous Almost everyone gets some sign of jitters before speaking, even seasoned pros.—
Nathan Green,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Billboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billboard. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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