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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
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
There also will be billboards in Times Square and other major markets, and radio and social media buys.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
From the airport highway to the portside neighborhoods, the face of President Samia Suluhu Hassan (65) beams from banners, billboards, and vendor stalls.
—Danish Manzoor Bhat, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The Church, which is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is best known for organizing pickets at soldiers’ funerals and emblazoning anti-LGBT slogans on protest signs and billboards.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
One photo shows The Nashville Sign, one of the city's most notable billboards, promoting Paramore's Art Fest in 2018.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
For October, the committee has even more billboards on the way, paid for by Tab lovers across the country.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Prior to the reveal, the Catalan star teased the announcement on billboards in New York’s Times Square and elsewhere around the world.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Spanish superstar Rosalía is releasing her fourth studio album, Lux, on November 7, as revealed via billboards in Times Square.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
The campaign, whihc includes TV commercials aired during football games and billboards in Times Square and other metro areas, starts in earnest Monday.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
There also will be billboards in Times Square and other major markets, and radio and social media buys.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
From the airport highway to the portside neighborhoods, the face of President Samia Suluhu Hassan (65) beams from banners, billboards, and vendor stalls.
—Danish Manzoor Bhat, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The Church, which is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is best known for organizing pickets at soldiers’ funerals and emblazoning anti-LGBT slogans on protest signs and billboards.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
One photo shows The Nashville Sign, one of the city's most notable billboards, promoting Paramore's Art Fest in 2018.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
For October, the committee has even more billboards on the way, paid for by Tab lovers across the country.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Prior to the reveal, the Catalan star teased the announcement on billboards in New York’s Times Square and elsewhere around the world.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Spanish superstar Rosalía is releasing her fourth studio album, Lux, on November 7, as revealed via billboards in Times Square.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billboards
Noun
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There were even staged advertisements placed all over the arena, like familiar signage such as a Jiffy Lube ad that were all remixed with the SP5DER branding.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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This time the trigger seems to be political advertisements … that might suggest a resolution is more difficult to come by.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Consider that longtime broadcaster Brent Musburger got summoned to the ESPN offices for referring to an over/under during a college football game, and now game breaks are littered with ads from FanDuel and DraftKings, and the network has its own sportsbook, ESPNBet.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both ads were campy, cute and according to the campaign, very effective.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There is something about your wife’s observation that rings true.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The stylish scion of a garment-industry family, Schier fell in love at first sight with the lobby, a double-height great room with a romantic balcony that rings the second level and a coffered Moorish ceiling.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
14 Oct. 2025
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In tandem, 10 new Olympic and Paralympic posters commissioned from leading Italian artists will also be on display through March 15.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Vinyl records purchased from Goodwill will replace her son's posters on the walls to create a festive, light atmosphere.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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What To Know On Tuesday, protesters were seen waving Irish flags, holding placards with anti-immigrant slogans, and throwing glass bottles and fireworks at police, according to videos posted on social media.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In addition, inspectors gave yellow placards to a total of 17 food-serving facilities for issues ranging from leaky faucets to improperly stored raw meat.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stephens said there were signs of a struggle, and Thomas' body had been dragged about 180 feet into the woods.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
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Earlier images of the Sichuan showed the catapult covers removed and a radar array installed, signs that the vessel was nearing sea trial readiness.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At present, an interstitial pop-up advertises Reishi as 25 percent off; purchasing six sheets or more unlocks 50 percent off.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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Tracfone advertises download speeds ranging from 20 to 200Mbps and uploads of 3 to 15Mbps for this service.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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The compounds used fake job adverts to lure workers who were then forced to commit online fraud under threat of torture and violence, according to prosecutors.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The analysis recorded all gambling messaging, such as logos on replica and training kits, stadiums, advertising boards and interview backdrops, with the Saturday evening game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City found to have an average of 22 adverts per minute.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Billboards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billboards. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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