playbills

noun

plural of playbill
as in handbills

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  1. flyers
  2. signs
  3. billboards
Noun
  • Greep — who eventually came to the stage an hour later than scheduled, and without his backing band — addressed the accusation on the flyers to begin the Vancouver show.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The agency can hold community meetings or disperse fliers to warn neighbors about the potential risk.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • Langley has an iron grip on the country music world at the moment, and that grip shows absolutely no signs of loosening.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Many have taken to the streets in towns and neighborhoods to protest the worsening situation, with roadblocks, tire-burning and residents holding up signs criticizing the government for not providing adequate solutions.
    — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • The image could be found on T-shirts, hats, billboards, beer bottles, Christmas ornaments and even adorned the cover of several books written about the championship season.
    — Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The billboards feature a photo of Elhosseiny with the viral photo of Holmes in a black turtleneck that promotes Just Blood.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of billboards
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“Playbills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playbills. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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