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adjective

as in published

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verb (1)

past tense of post
1
as in announced
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 declared
to make known openly or publicly posted the students' grades

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verb (2)

past tense of post
as in appointed
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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verb (3)

past tense of post
as in mailed
to send through the postal system be sure to post the letter this afternoon

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Recent Examples of posted
Verb
Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor’s social media page. — Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Video posted on social media had shown people fleeing as flames shot out the single-story building and black smoke billowed into the sky. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 Video posted to social media from the scene showed police gathered outside a strip mall that had a smokeshop, convenience store and several other small businesses. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Shepherd says a friend of his posted the picture as part of a photo dump of recent events, but deleted it once social media rumors around Wells’ death began to spread. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026 In the third week, all seven nights posted increases in occupancy, compared to the same period in 2025. — Miami Herald, 11 July 2026 Pratt also posted a 9-minute video Wednesday calling out California’s election system, claiming that the results of the June 2 primary were skewed by fraud. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 As soon as a job was posted, there would quickly be 200 to 300 applicants, Haeflinger said. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 11 July 2026 Wood has also posted pictures of himself campaigning with supporters. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posted
  1. published
  2. announced
  3. declared
  4. appointed
  5. mailed
  6. publicized
  7. proclaimed
  8. placed
Adjective
  • That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of published
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  • The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat, according to the Japan Times.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of announced
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  • Iran’s new energy weapon Following the start of US- and Israeli-led attacks on February 28, Iran almost immediately declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, creating the largest oil supply shock in history.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue declared Valderrama Murillo dead at the scene.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of declared
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  • He was appointed for that competition’s 2022 final, having taken charge of the Europa League final a year earlier.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed as the head of a new White House group to study unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP, a new catch-all term for UFOs that might appear not just in the air but also in space or underwater.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 11 July 2026
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  • At one point in the interview, which took place in the family's home in Houston, Doug held up two pink envelopes containing letters that Ellen mailed from camp prior to her death in the early hours of July 4, 2025.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Valentine and Suarez did not respond to letters mailed to addresses that appeared to be associated with them.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of mailed
Adjective
  • These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.
    — Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of publicized
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  • Major League Eating proclaimed him 2024 Rookie of the Year in the competitive eating world.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
  • Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of proclaimed
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  • Those severe heat illness cases need to be placed in cooling bags to cool their bodies down within 30 minutes.
    — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
  • Comparing trends in recent years, Marti placed the first semester of 2026 on par with the first half of 2023, which had previously marked the strongest start to a year since cinemas reopened following the pandemic.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026
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