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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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
Stanislav Hodina, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Each exhibit has informative placards that delve into avian facts, figures, and info about worldwide conservation efforts.
—Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
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
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Noun
Many at the rally waved placards showing Pahlavi, some that called him a king.
—Stanislav Hodina, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Each exhibit has informative placards that delve into avian facts, figures, and info about worldwide conservation efforts.
—Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placard
Noun
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The restaurant’s walls are jet black and covered in a dorm room-style collage of music posters.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Indoors, the restaurant will honor local schools (James Lick, Independence, Piedmont Hills and San Jose high schools) and hometown legends (Jim Plunkett, Doobie Brothers and more) with vintage photography, posters and news clippings.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Video posted to social media by Krista Tatschl of KMBC-TV showed passengers returning to the terminal from the tarmac after the incident was cleared.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Chinese government bonds declined as well, with 30-year bond futures posting their biggest drop of the year.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Attendance was announced at 19,122, the largest on Big ’Cap day since 2019.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sedena Anti-theft Crossbody Bag This is the kind of bag that blends into a city outfit rather than announcing itself as travel gear.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The ideas include digital billboards, school-zone cameras, cellphone towers and naming rights.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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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
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Only 1 in 4 Americans approve of the strikes on Iran that killed the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey published on March 2.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Her first tome in the series came out in 2015 and the most recent was published in 2021.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Wherever Lafayette traveled, parades and speeches proclaimed the United States the world’s beacon of liberty.—
Regina E. Mason,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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And while the exact statistics are impossible to determine, several current ghostwriting websites proclaim that over 50% of the books currently on the NY Times non-fiction bestseller list have been ghostwritten, though many agents and ghostwriters assure me that figure is too low.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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Some doctors worry that this could be a sign that HHS plans to dismantle the longtime group altogether, similar to how other federal advisory groups have been restructured.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Years later, their affection toward one another showed no signs of cooling off.—
Adam Robb,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bahrain’s national oil company declared force majeure for its shipments after an Iranian attack set its refinery complex ablaze.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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When an advisory is declared, impacted residents should not drink or use the tap water for preparing food or brushing teeth without boiling it first, the public utility said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placard. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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