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noun (1)

Definition of postnext
chiefly British
as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system the post always comes at tea time

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post

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noun (2)

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as in job
a specific task with which a person or group is charged selling lemonade was my post at the church fair

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as in position
the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain he wisely stayed at his post during the emergency

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as in place
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay she's held a number of teaching posts at local colleges

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post

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noun (3)

ˈpōst How to pronounce post (audio)
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)

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as in to publish
to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place the student organizations generally post their announcements on the campus bulletin board

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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly posted the students' grades

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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
In the comments of that post, Marc D’Amelio disputed the claim. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 In February, the couple — along with most other service members stationed at the base — were moved off post in preparation for Operation Epic Fury. — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
She's continued posting weather updates to her own social accounts as well. — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026 In a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Krishnamoorthi cited an NBC News investigation that identified 43 videos appearing to show individuals asleep in the driver’s seat of moving Teslas, including 17 posted this year alone. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for post
Recent Examples of Synonyms for post
  1. mail
  2. job
  3. position
  4. column
  5. publish
  6. announce
  7. detail
  8. message
Noun
  • Whether a doctor sends it to you via mail or hands it to you in their office, mifepristone is safe and effective.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • These included rolling back childhood vaccine requirements, threatening to demolish the Kennedy Center, and attacking mail-in voting.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of mail
Noun
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg, then a studio executive at Paramount Pictures, hand-picked the Happy Days star for the job, but at the time, Winkler had a bad feeling about accepting it.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And Kyle was doing a great job of dialing up the right play calls.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • Arab Americans are now integrated and in positions of influence to better defend residents against attacks.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2026
  • The Chiefs’ hope in selecting Josh Simmons from Ohio State with their first-round pick in 2025 was to solidify the position for years to come.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of position
Noun
  • This column was in danger of turning into some sort of Brentford fanzine after the first two games of the season, especially given our obsession with Mamadou Sangare.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The columns of the National Gallery’s portico provide a dramatic yet sturdy backdrop to London’s busiest open space, Trafalgar Square.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of column
Verb
  • By his count, roughly 60 scientific papers have been published on the physiology of racing drivers since 1967.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • According to figures compiled by the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission and published by the Chinese government, approximately 142,000 people died, while more than 10 million were affected.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of publish
Verb
  • The companies have not announced a specific project, deployment capacity or commercial timeline.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • When the judges announce Jude as the winner, Bi, Anna, and Joseph don’t look surprised, and each gets a small hopeful comment at the end.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of announce
Verb
  • As The Athletic detailed here, the Clippers’ chance at taking the arbitration route was eliminated by the National Basketball Players Association’s choice to agree with the NBA on the ruling.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Rudin had stepped away from producing in 2021, after a Hollywood Reporter story detailed multiple claims from Rudin’s former employees of bullying and verbal abuse as well as throwing objects at staff.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of detail
Noun
  • The public message from both now is that nothing has changed on that front.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Schwartz told Ars that Spirit should have gotten consent from workers before selling 80,000 email accounts, 100 million emails, 20 million SharePoint documents, and 500 million Teams messages.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of message

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“Post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/post. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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