post 1 of 6

chiefly British

post

2 of 6

noun (2)

post

3 of 6

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

4 of 6

verb (1)

post

5 of 6

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

6 of 6

verb (3)

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

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Noun
Mangione did not reference insurance coverage in any other Reddit posts, according to a review by the New York Times. Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 16 Sep. 2025 The president trumpeted the filing of the suit in a Truth Social post late Monday night. Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Alongside her message, Knight Pulliam posted a clip of Warner playing bass guitar onstage in front of a crowd at the City Winery in Atlanta. Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 In a video Trump posted to a social media, a small boat can be seen bobbing the water before being struck, resulting in a cloud of black smoke. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for post

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“Post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/post. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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