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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 billboards
Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
On Thursday, March 5, fans started spotting posters and billboards throughout New York, Los Angeles and Nashville.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Do the billboards mean anything?
—Jay King, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The ideas include digital billboards, school-zone cameras, cellphone towers and naming rights.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
The billboards feature several animals killed by the rodenticide including a dog, cat, fox, eagle, owl, and hawk.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
The proposal, brought forward by Council Member Chito Vela, sought to amend city code to allow certain off-premise billboards to relocate if the property beneath them is redeveloped for housing.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Hudson, so great in Song Sung Blue, continues to get a robust campaign with billboards and TV ads from Focus Features.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
And unlike carnival fortune teller, this is a celebrated profession, to be placed on billboards that tower over the city.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
The posters and billboards have turned ordinary sidewalks, walls and billboards in all three cities into pieces of what appears to be an elaborate rollout for new Musgraves music.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
On Thursday, March 5, fans started spotting posters and billboards throughout New York, Los Angeles and Nashville.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Do the billboards mean anything?
—Jay King, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The ideas include digital billboards, school-zone cameras, cellphone towers and naming rights.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
The billboards feature several animals killed by the rodenticide including a dog, cat, fox, eagle, owl, and hawk.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
The proposal, brought forward by Council Member Chito Vela, sought to amend city code to allow certain off-premise billboards to relocate if the property beneath them is redeveloped for housing.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Hudson, so great in Song Sung Blue, continues to get a robust campaign with billboards and TV ads from Focus Features.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
And unlike carnival fortune teller, this is a celebrated profession, to be placed on billboards that tower over the city.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billboards
Noun
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Signs that are unusually large or look more like advertisements than informational notices may not be fully compliant.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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To that point, the podcast is a commercial venture that generates income through advertisements and subscriptions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Are people answering those job ads?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The move comes a little more than two years after the tech giant began a major push into video advertising, placing ads on all Prime Video content.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Vlad Tenev, chairman and CEO of Robinhood Markets, rings the Opening Bell with Robinhood Ventures Fund I at the New York Stock Exchange on March 6, 2026.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cala Pregonda, Menorca Just an island over from the tourist-trodden Mallorca, Menorca feels a world away—a sentiment that rings even more true in the north of the island.—
Catherine Tansey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are campaign posters, a jingle blaring over loudspeakers, television cameras, lots of handshakes and selfies, and, of course, a stump speech full of pledges as well as barbs for the rival candidate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The streamer refused to comment or confirm exact numbers, but the understanding is that the cuts were made to the creative studio unit, a team of designers and producers who create marketing such as posters, in-app trailers and content for live-experiences across content, product and marketing.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On March 2, The Washington Post published details of a public database containing nearly 900 signs, placards, and publications at NPS sites targeted for removal.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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Former New York City Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry handed out more than a dozen NYPD parking placards to people not authorized to have them, police sources said Tuesday.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As the car carrying him departed the police station, a photographer captured another indelible image, of the former Prince slumped in the back seat, wide-eyed and slack-jawed—the boy for whom the chimes once pealed looking very much like a man for whom the bell now tolls.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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America’s war against Iran is continuing in its third week without any reduction in intensity or imminent signs of its conclusion, despite statements from senior American officials about the successes already achieved.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The signs of Spring are abundant at Lafayette's Orchard Nursery.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Anthem advertises a 100% money-back guarantee for certain services, though exclusions may apply.—
Deane Biermeier,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Unitree, one of China’s leading robotic companies, currently advertises a base price of $13,500 (£10,000) for its G1 humanoid robot.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Billboards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billboards. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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