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verb (1)

past tense of post

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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
Video posted to social media showed Brown appearing to hold a gun and running out of frame. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025 Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sony Group on Tuesday posted a stronger-than-expected rise in second-quarter operating profit and announced a share buyback of up to 100 billion Japanese yen ($648 million). Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025 Cissé, who was not a member of the military, sometimes posted images of herself in military fatigues to her more than 140,00 TikTok followers, which is thought to have drawn attention from the armed men. CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025 Alexander Wurm, 53, founder and CEO of Ignite the Fire, an evangelical organization, along with his daughter, Serena, 22, were identified as the victims of the fatal crash, according to a statement posted on Facebook by Ignite the Fire. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025 Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai will be posted for MLB teams by the Seibu Lions. Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 Behr, in turn, posted a photo of himself and Strickland sharing a heartfelt moment on their wedding day. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 Black posted 114 strikeouts in 119 ⅓ innings and also arrives with major-league experience. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025 In September, Manow posted a photo of her bloodied face and said Clateman knocked out her dermal piercing during a fight. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posted
Adjective
  • The change in leadership at the ICE office in Phoenix and in more than half a dozen other cities reflects a push by some members of the Trump administration to expand aggressive-style immigration arrests and tactics, according to published reports.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • At that time, 112 people, or about 8 percent of its workforce, were let go, according to published reports.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The announced attendance of 44,941 against Houston was overstating the crowd by quite a bit, but Eaton and his shirtless brethren created a spark in the stadium and went viral on social media.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Here's a brief rundown of the announced five, using information provided in the update.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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
  • Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This means melatonin supplements can contain significantly more of the active ingredient than advertised or necessary, as well as harmful hidden additives.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The organization monitors thousands of hotels and actually has a way for travelers to submit complaints in the event their experience does not match an advertised star ranking.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Going Dutch, which is wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, is an outgrowth of Leary’s broadcast direct deal with the company.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Above all, broadcast hero stories internally; behavior follows narrative.
    Jim Stevenson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

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