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Definition of postednext

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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
His $5,000 bail had been posted. Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026 On Monday, May 11, the content creator posted a YouTube video about her latest career move two weeks after Hulu confirmed the West Coast spinoff and its cast list. Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 On May 10, Pembroke Pines Police posted that the Max Road Fire was sending smoke towards the Holly Lake area, and that Fire-Rescue crews were monitoring its progress. Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 May 2026 Giant, starring the Tony nominated John Lithgow, posted its best week ever with a gross of $1,290,105. Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 May 2026 The person who posted that did not cut that frame. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 The first author of the paper about the Spanish cluster, Vicente Descalzo, told STAT that after the articles were posted on the journal’s website, a doctor in Berlin contacted him to report that cases were being seen there as well. Helen Branswell, STAT, 11 May 2026 Lochte had posted a picture of the injection on social media before deleting it. Dave Skretta, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026 Awards Chatter recently turned 10 years old and posted its 600th episode. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posted
Adjective
  • Both the Men's and Women's tournament are set to add eight teams, according to published reports.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play.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
Adjective
  • The announced attendance that day at Wrigley was just 9,391.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Evan Power is chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and an announced candidate for Congress in North Florida’s Second Congressional District.
    Special to the Sun-Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
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
  • By law, you're entitled to pay the lower advertised price, according to Mary Bach, a consumer advocate with AARP Pennsylvania.
    Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The cutoff for entries is the advertised start time of the first game of the 2026 postseason.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • In separate filings, both media outlets raised questions as to the validity of the NFL’s broadcast antitrust exemption, a provision established under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Cuba’s government displayed on the broadcast nautical maps to show where the Pro-Line was spotted, its route through Cuban waters and the location where the shooting occurred.
    David Smiley, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026

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“Posted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posted. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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