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
Pien Huang, NPR, 6 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
And shoutout to the snow queens in shiny silver puffer-coat-gowns, who donned large sunglasses inside to lead each country's team into the stadium in Milan, holding a placard to introduce them.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 6 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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In preparation for the festival, people in China also put up posters of well-wishing messages.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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And in her hands, a poster with a message.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Last week, Kodak posted a 10-minute video that between YouTube and TikTok has racked up around 1 million views, in which Coogler makes complex topics like aspect ratios, film formats and sound design accessible and fun.—
Quincy Bowie,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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In an Instagram video posted Monday by NBC, the Grammy winner hypes American women figure skaters competing at the games in Italy.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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This week, three Canadian airlines canceled flights to Cuba after the island’s government announced there would be no jet fuel for planes seeking to refuel at Cuban airports.—
Andrea Rodriguez,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Reds, Lowe reach deal The Cincinnati Reds signed veteran first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to a minor league contract with an invite to major league camp in spring training, the team announced Saturday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 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
Verb
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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.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2009, after studying a mother and a daughter who were both short sleepers, Fu published a paper about a variation in a gene called DEC2, which influences the production of orexin, a hormone associated with wakefulness.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Brian Wilson was back, as the promotional campaign around 15 Big Ones excitedly proclaimed, and that meant the rockin’ good times were here to stay.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2026
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The fences around the tombstones and the tombstones themselves were all of a piece, yet each one also proclaimed its difference from the other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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It's all told from the vantage point of a woman trying to make sense of her life in the face of devastation, sometimes grasping for signs that only hindsight can uncover.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Recently, the company announced better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and declared a dividend of 48 cents per share for the first quarter, payable on March 31.—
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CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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The city declared a local emergency to expedite its response.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placard. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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