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
  • In its latest incarnation, designed by the firm S9, the curtain wall has darkened and the electronic billboards brightened, so that the tower resembles a TV mount, more apparatus than architecture.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
  • With mail ballots scheduled to arrive at homes in early October, typical markers of election season — yard signs, TV ads, billboards and bumper stickers — are rarely seen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of billboards
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“Playbills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playbills. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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