PLACARD Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpla-kərd

Definition of placard

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

ˈpla-ˌkärd

as in to post

to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place placarded the poster about the upcoming play to the bulletin board

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as in to announce

to make known openly or publicly placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood

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Recent Examples of placard

Noun

Protesters have carried inflatable flamingos and placards with drawings. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 Those protests stretched into their fifth consecutive day on Monday, with demonstrators holding placards and waving flags as part of a push for Zelenskyy to reinstate Fedorov and dismiss Syrskyi. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 July 2026

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

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Noun

The special, high-speed service, called Truth API, includes posts from other top posters on the site, but no one comes near the president in popularity.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
The photo, taken from afar at 1587 Prime restaurant inside the Loews hotel downtown, was reportedly taken offline by its original poster but not before it got passed around on social media where people argued about it.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of poster

Verb

Tyler Boebert, 21, was arrested Sunday and released from the county's jail that day after posting $10,000 bail, according to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office.

— Denver Post, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026
Crowley has raised more than $775,000 -- more than double what Hong posted during the same period in July, according to a pre-primary campaign finance report.

— Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of post

Noun

Supporters have also commissioned mobile billboards to circle the courthouse in a jury nullification awareness campaign.

— Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
The film caught headlines last week following its viral marketing campaign where Netflix had a man living in a billboard on Sunset Boulevard.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Iran's state broadcaster published the statement by the council's secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the powerful Revolutionary Guard.

— Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
On Saturday, Yemeni government forces conducted a military operation targeting the Houthis, according to a statement published by Yemen’s Defense Ministry.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of publish

Verb

Her son Spencer, 5, could be heard proclaiming his hunger in the back of the video and is seen grabbing a few slices of Parmesan cheese prepped for the salad.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Yes, the Jaguars were among the majority of NFL teams that proudly proclaimed their support for the LGBTQ movement on June 1.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of proclaim

Verb

Last year, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, ended its decades-long armed campaign against the Turkish state, declaring a decision to disarm and disband as part of the peace effort.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
D’Arcy closes the window with an air of steely resolve, and in doing so declares the Rhaenyra who might have mourned her half-sister as dead and gone.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of declare

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