post 1 of 6

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
This post contains spoilers for The Diplomat Season 4, now streaming on Netflix. — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Helford replaces series co-creator Gail Lerner, who said in an Instagram post last week that she was fired from Newlyweds over creative differences. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
Chmerkovskiy’s Fresh Prince TikTok Story was posted on Wednesday and had been live for six hours at the time of this story’s publication. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 But while one jailbreak posted online can arm a billion people, the scarier class is the one that needs no arming. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 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
  • While renting a charming Mediterranean Revival-style villa in the Hollywood Hills, the FBI tapped her phone lines and the CIA covertly intercepted and opened her mail.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This administration has waged a war against mail-in voting, demanded states’ voter rolls, threatened election workers and threatened to seize voting machines.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of mail
Noun
  • The protection of American jobs justified the chains of bondage, or so the argument went.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Was Sarandos courting Bloys for a top job at the streamer, perhaps to take the job then held by Bajaria?
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • Maintaining command-and-control links matters when troops rely on aerial sensors to gather information beyond their immediate positions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Also, the fact that planets in this arrangement slide along their orbit and swap positions means that their positions in that orbit change, which, in turn, changes the timing of the transits.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of position
Noun
  • The artwork extends across an iron column, a beam, the ceiling, and the surrounding walls.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In his Sunday column this week, Jim Cramer noted that this market is facing several headwinds — both at home and abroad.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of column
Verb
  • Their findings, published in Nature Physics, also revealed a sharp transition between chaotic and controlled quantum behavior.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Middle East Monitor, which brands itself as supportive of the Palestinian cause, had published at least 21 stories under bylines OpenAI said were fake including Hoskins, Michael Harrison, Jenny Williams and Alice Johnson.
    — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of publish
Verb
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions Friday, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former judge at the ICC and other international courts.
    — MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Dream this month announced that the team has struck a multiyear contract to host all home games at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, beginning next season.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of announce
Verb
  • Comments on the proposal are due Tuesday, but community development groups are pressing for an extension, and a Federal Reserve official recently detailed some of the agency's concerns.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The floors are hardwood, the nine-foot ceilings beamed, the bedroom well detailed, and the city views wide open.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of detail
Noun
  • Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Adam Rubin, one of the co-owners, told USA Today that the store’s phone and emails have been flooded with threatening messages.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of message

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“Post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/post. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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