playbills

noun

plural of playbill
as in handbills

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  1. flyers
  2. signs
  3. billboards
Noun
  • Bowen shared the audio with some of the frequent flyers at Commissioners Court, who made sure to tell Ramirez they weren’t being paid.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Volunteers had mobilized across Yellowstone since September and posted flyers in search of the dog, named Luna, described as a white Jack Russell and Chihuahua mix.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • With midterm elections weeks away, Republicans face signs that some of those gains are slipping.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • With hindsight, there were warning signs, said Constanze Stelzenmüller in the Financial Times.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • Less than two weeks before the October 27 vote, the billboards of Netanyahu are back.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • According to AZFamily, a couple of electronic billboards have popped up in the Phoenix area with a very straightforward, no-nonsense message to owner and team president Michael Bidwill.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of billboards
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“Playbills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playbills. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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