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Definition of postnext
chiefly British

post

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noun (2)

post

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noun (3)

as in column
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure hung the hammock between a tree and a post in the fence

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post

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verb (1)

post

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verb (2)

as in to detail
to assign to a place or position the police are planning to post an officer outside the hospital room of the witness

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post

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verb (3)

as in to mail
to send through the postal system be sure to post the letter this afternoon

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Recent Examples of post
Noun
This post was originally published on June 18 Bitcoin has struggled this year as the artificial intelligence investment boom piles pressure on crypto (even as BlackRock issues a massive $9 trillion prediction). Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The union also backed a separate City Council bill that only has eight sponsors, which would make several changes to horse carriage regulations, including more training and hitching posts in the park to tether the horses. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 June 2026
Verb
Right around midnight local time, Ohtani posted to Instagram that his wife, Mamiko, had given birth. Reuters, NBC news, 20 June 2026 Photos posted online now show a wide path bulldozed right through the middle of it. Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for post
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Noun
  • She was sentenced in October 2014 to 15 months in prison after striking a deal with prosecutors and agreeing to plead guilty to mail, wire and bank fraud for falsifying statements on loan applications.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • The Smyrna city government alerted residents about the ongoing impacts the FIFA World Cup may be having on mail delivery in the area.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • After the army, Snowden worked briefly as a security guard before landing a job in the global communications division at the CIA.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • Washington — While millions of Americans are struggling to find jobs in a tough labor market, healthcare is emerging as a lifeline for career changers.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Pages was one of four Dodgers leading their respective position groups, joined by first baseman Freddie Freeman, third baseman Max Muncy and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who led all players with 1,165,133 votes.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • In some cases, positions left vacant by retiring or resigning employees were not filled.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • That's the real reason for the column.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • Chris Young’s Beyond Earth column explores the intersection of space technology and policy, providing thought-provoking commentary on the latest advancements and regulatory developments in the sector.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • His fiction has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, and Best American Short Stories, among other publications, and his nonfiction has been published in the New York Times, Nation, Boston Globe, and elsewhere.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • It’s composed largely of her brilliant, almost painfully intimate essays, originally published in The New Yorker, about the fraught dynamics between mothers and daughters.
    Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
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  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly considering stepping down and could announce a timetable for his departure as early as Monday, according to a report published Saturday.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2026
  • Pakistan has operated as a major mediator in US-Iran talks since a ceasefire was first announced.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • As detailed by Zachary Folk of Forbes, Brunson signed with the Knicks in 2022 for more than $104 million—a bargain for a future Finals MVP when superstars like Nikola Jokic were signing contracts worth up to $276 million.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • As a commentary in Thursday’s Opinion section detailed, polls show about half of Americans are deeply skeptical of the data centers springing up across the nation to supply the immense electricity needs of the rapidly booming artificial intelligence economy.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • And this goes back to the fact that, over time, the message changes.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 16 June 2026

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