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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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adjective

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Recent Examples of posted
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Advertisement Advertisement GSF posted videos on social media showing the incident, later followed by a video showing damage to the vessel with burn marks on what appears to be the main deck. Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin posted photos of the damage to Telegram, saying a military monument was also struck by debris. David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025 Ealrlier in the evening, part-owner Renee Medford posted in a Haltom City Facebook group that one of her business partners had seized the landmark restaurant, 5010 Stanley Keller Road. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025 Trump posted his own copy of the map on social media roughly 30 minutes after Kehoe called lawmakers into a special session. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 Synopsys — Shares fell 13% after the semiconductor tool supplier posted disappointing fiscal third-quarter results. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 In 2013-14, eight Premier League clubs posted an operating loss; in 2023-24, that figure was up to 18 of the 20. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 In a statement posted online, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller commended the department for exercising restraint while responding to the incident. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Advertisement Advertisement GSF posted videos on social media showing the incident, later followed by a video showing damage to the vessel with burn marks on what appears to be the main deck. Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin posted photos of the damage to Telegram, saying a military monument was also struck by debris. David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025 Ealrlier in the evening, part-owner Renee Medford posted in a Haltom City Facebook group that one of her business partners had seized the landmark restaurant, 5010 Stanley Keller Road. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025 Trump posted his own copy of the map on social media roughly 30 minutes after Kehoe called lawmakers into a special session. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 Synopsys — Shares fell 13% after the semiconductor tool supplier posted disappointing fiscal third-quarter results. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 In 2013-14, eight Premier League clubs posted an operating loss; in 2023-24, that figure was up to 18 of the 20. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 In a statement posted online, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller commended the department for exercising restraint while responding to the incident. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posted
Adjective
  • According to published rules for Energizer Park, political banners are prohibited, though no explicit mention is made of political clothing or accessories such as hats.
    Isabel van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The author moved to the United States from India at 7 years old and this is her second published novel.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Chris Taylor, a state appeals court judge and former Democratic state lawmaker, is the only announced candidate.
    Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • On the north side of the state Capitol, House Speaker Brian Evans, R-Cabot, is the only announced candidate for the House speaker-designate position, which the 100-member House will elect at the end of the 2026 fiscal session that begins in April.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 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
  • Certain equipment may be required to reach advertised speeds.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Parking gates will close 30 minutes before the advertised closing times of the ticket gates, according to the Lebanon Police Department.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Above all, broadcast hero stories internally; behavior follows narrative.
    Jim Stevenson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Of course, with a broadcast social network like X, everyone is both a patron and an owner of sorts.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025

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