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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
But Meta’s new SEC filing that posted this week shows that’s in part because of the key difference between owning a company and controlling it. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 As Comcast, led by Brian Roberts and Michael Cavanagh, reported its third-quarter financials, Peacock posted a pre-tax profit of $261 million, which followed a $189 million profit in the most recent second quarter and a $217 million year-ago loss. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Instead, photos posted on social media show three other detainees carrying Nalwamba to a waiting vehicle. — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 Jacobs posted video on Wednesday of Cyrus warmly greeting her backstage. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The world's largest sovereign wealth fund, NBIM, has posted a $30 billion loss amid the bond market turbulence. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Maryland's State Board of Elections (SBE) has announced that ballots for the 2026 general election have been certified and posted online for review. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 On Tuesday, that court posted a document that laid out who asked for the report to be redacted in the first place. — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 People in the area posted photos and video online of uprooted trees and crumpled structures. — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 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  • That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play.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
  • In May, Uthmeier joined Justice Department officials at the Miami Freedom Tower when the federal government announced its arrest warrant and charges.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Richardson also announced the company plans to bring online two more rocket recovery vessels to join its existing ship, Jacklyn, named after Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos’ mother.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Officials declared success an hour later when the spacecraft separated as planned from the rocket's upper stage.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Parillo allegedly excluded her from LHS’s management and declared himself the company’s director, president, secretary, and treasurer.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The City Council appointed Harrington to office after former Mayor Vi Lyles resigned midterm.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Santoyo, 72, was appointed by the state to the board of managers in 2016.
    — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sample ballots mailed out to voters in Anne Arundel County were missing the last two ballot pages, according to Maryland's State Board of Election (SBE).
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That's because while the IRS generally considers a return filed on the day it is postmarked, most states require mail-in ballots to arrive by Election Day, regardless of when they were mailed or postmarked.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 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
  • Defendant proclaimed her innocence Inside the courtroom, McRae proclaimed her innocence, according to our media partner, the Baltimore Banner.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Fortune proclaimed it one of the fastest-growing companies in America.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Americans have placed an unprecedented bet on the transformative power of artificial intelligence.
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Becerril had been assaulted before his body was placed in the trunk, according to the CHP.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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