placarded

verb

past tense of placard
1
as in posted
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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2
as in announced
to make known openly or publicly placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood

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  1. posted
  2. announced
  3. published
  4. declared
  5. proclaimed
  6. advertised
  7. promulgated
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  • Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor’s social media page.
    — Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Video posted on social media had shown people fleeing as flames shot out the single-story building and black smoke billowed into the sky.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of posted
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  • The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat, according to the Japan Times.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of announced
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  • The research was published in JAMA and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026
Definition of published
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  • Iran’s new energy weapon Following the start of US- and Israeli-led attacks on February 28, Iran almost immediately declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, creating the largest oil supply shock in history.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue declared Valderrama Murillo dead at the scene.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of declared
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  • Major League Eating proclaimed him 2024 Rookie of the Year in the competitive eating world.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
  • Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
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  • Negative Orkin Pest Control reviews complain about the company’s aggressive sales tactics and solicitation, services not working as advertised and some issues with inflated pricing.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • El-Sayed, who is forty-one, wore jeans and a tight, black V-neck T-shirt that advertised his familiarity with the bench press; at times, his campaign style is less Bernie and more bro.
    — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Definition of advertised
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  • Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026
  • The competing narratives — that rich people are hoarding homes or conversely that the tax measure is government overreach — are being promulgated by campaigns with war chests that have grown substantially in recent days.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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