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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
Milla Jovovich took a moment to celebrate her oldest daughter, Ever Anderson, with a rare photo tribute posted to her Instagram account on November 2. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 Nov. 2026 Ballots still were being counted, but Measure YV was losing, with 55% of voters in Culver City voting against it and 45% voting for it, according to early results posted by the Los Angeles County Registrar’s Office. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 DraftKings — The online sports betting platform tanked 22% after the company posted a wider-than-expected third-quarter loss. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 Smack pitched prospective investors in a humorous presentation posted to his Wefunder page. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026 Smith has posted a passer rating above 100 in five of his last six road games, and the Jets have gained 377 and 439 yards of offense in their past two games. — Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026 Lifted by Hollywood’s ongoing recovery at the multiplex, Imax posted record quarterly global box office at $712 million during Q3, well up on a year-earlier $368 million. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026 Google just posted two quarters of negative free cash flow for the first time on record as AI spending accelerates while revenue isn’t growing as fast as expected. — Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 Officials posted abroad wishing to defect must dexterously evade state security officials stationed alongside them and come to peace with the fact that loved ones back home will surely be punished. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posted
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  • That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play.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
Verb
  • Abrams announced this week a deluxe version of Daughter from Hell.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Active Sideguard Assist 3 is the newer system announced for Daimler's European-market vehicles, while North American Cascadias receive their own Detroit Assurance configuration.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Leading up to the election, many traditional conservatives broke ranks and declared support for Hinojosa.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • If Menendez is declared the winner, his election will mark an end to the dramatic and routine telenovela-worthy disputes between Lago and Castro during commission meetings.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Then last month, Kwan appointed former Rwandan Minister of State for Infrastructure Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye as RFO’s principal of emerging markets and business development to drive investment flows between Asia and Africa.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • He was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s charter review committee and recently resigned from the city’s planning and zoning board to run for office.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Alice Lesko mailed her ballot ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.
    — Julianna Bendeck, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Jones mailed the letter to Watts days before the Stones played their first official gig at the Marquee Club in London.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 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
  • The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.
    — Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Newsom recently proclaimed a state of emergency in September due to the El Niño, which some forecasters predict could be the strongest on record.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • After the election, armchair pundits and paid professionals proclaimed that Ronald Reagan had been right all along.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Event staff subsequently placed the humanoid on a stretcher and carried it down the mountain.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In Liu’s view, the pirate leader defies nearly every stereotype historically placed on Asian women in storytelling.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

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