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as in poster
a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place a placard announcing a campaign rally at the downtown plaza

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verb

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Recent Examples of placard
Noun
Like Bob Uecker, whose placard is at the curve of the counter on the restaurant’s south side. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025 And on Monday, a new mural of elusive British street artist Banksy appeared on the side of London’s Royal Courts of Justice depicting a judge in a traditional wig hitting a protester lying on the ground, with blood splattered over a placard. Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Also, all trucks must be placarded and labeled following USDOT regulations. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 The city’s Department of Transportation will have a 10-person team to target areas of the city prone to placard abuse, including lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn, the mayor said. Katie Honan, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019 See All Example Sentences for placard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for placard
Noun
  • The Target-exclusive vinyl edition includes a double-sided poster and was a main draw for attendees.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Friend, a startup that spent $1 million on a sprawling campaign in the New York City subway with more than 11,000 advertisements on subway cars, 1,000 platform posters, and 130 urban panels, has been hit especially hard.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All streets between Vernor, I-75 Service Drive and Woodmere, unless otherwise posted.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tesla's strong performance wasn't surprising, with Ford posting record EV sales in the same period and GM seeing sales double, but analysts cautioned that good times may not last now that the $7,500 tax credit has expired.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Two years after the Golden State Valkyries paid $50 million as a league expansion fee, the three franchises set to enter into the league in 2028, 2029 and 2030 were announced with a corresponding $250 million expansion fee.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In late May, Ludwinski, who opened the pie shop in 2015 on Kercheval in Detroit’s West Village, announced a temporary closure that started June 8.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The brand has also taken large scale billboards in locations that include Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • After their respective reveals at the pop-up, each lyric was projected across Spotify billboards in different cities.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
  • An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her early essays, written through a Marxian lens, proclaimed revolutionary socialism as justice’s true path.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This call to action, this call to love, this call for empathy, acknowledging each other's humanity both intra-community and for those who proclaim allyship.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The kids associate helicopters with life flights to the local hospital, a sign that someone has been seriously injured, Cornelison said.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Eddie Howe will hope Newcastle’s 4-0 thumping of USG is the first sign of their new-look front line gelling, with Nick Woltemade, Anthony Gordon (two penalties) and Harvey Barnes all on target.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the disappointing finish to his team's season, Alonso declared his intent to opt out of the second year of his contract and re-enter free agency from the Marlins' visiting clubhouse.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Sunday morning, and airport division officers declared the stowaway dead on scene, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.
    Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placard. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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