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
Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Former President Clinton’s placard includes language about his impeachment.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Jan. 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
The use of flags or placards as a means of advertising is strictly prohibited.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Former President Clinton’s placard includes language about his impeachment.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Jan. 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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Videos on Chinese social media show people adorning their homes with red posters carrying well-wishing phrases, known as fai chun or chunlian, in an annual festive ritual.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Transit authority is going to put posters up.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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While some of the social media videos posted by Africans are in English and French, many are in languages like Igbo, Swahili and Twi, to appeal directly to audiences in target countries.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The winning numbers are also posted to the Mega Millions website and on the Michigan Lottery website.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of TPS designation for immigrants from multiple countries, including Honduras, Nepal and South Sudan, though federal judges have stymied many of those efforts.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The New Federal Theatre (NFT), his company dedicated to amplifying the voices of Black and other underrepresented artists, announced that King died of complications from emergency heart surgery on Thursday at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2026
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This $15 million ad buy will reach Americans through television, social media, YouTube and billboards over the next few months.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Soon all the posters of İmamoğlu disappeared from Istanbul’s walls and billboards.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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In 2021, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a study that said transgender women maintain an advantage over biological women even after a year of hormone therapy treatment.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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After hours of House of Commons debate, a vote was averted when the government gave in to lawmakers' anger and agreed that the Intelligence and Security Committee would decide what papers should be published, rather than a senior civil servant as Starmer had proposed.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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So go ahead and loudly proclaim your love instead of whispering sweet nothings.—
Cailey Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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Alcaraz proclaimed his name over social media while there was even time for a meeting with Swiss icon Roger Federer, winner of 20 grand slam singles titles during his storied career.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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There were no clear signs of things getting better, either, and with all the teams beneath and around them in the table improving, there was little choice but to make a change in the dugout.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In a sign of confidence that an attack may be off the cards for now, oil prices fell and Gulf stock prices rose.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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In response to the boy’s death, the council declared a state of emergency and later supported lowering vehicle speed limits on many area roadways.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Newsom declared a state of emergency that day.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placard. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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