poster

noun

Definition of posternext
as in billboard
a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place we put up a hundred posters announcing the concert

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Recent Examples of poster Overnight, homemade posters seeking survivors became rough drafts of obituaries. — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 The screens in the backgrounds of Primetime repeatedly show us the fall of Iraq, the capture and trial of Saddam Hussein, wanted posters of Osama bin Laden. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026 Its poster is a still life every Jeddah resident knows, a rooftop of water tanks and air conditioners against a hazy sky. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 As social media evolved, Kiffin innovated, without regret, as the sport’s biggest poster and provocateur. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poster
  1. billboard
  2. sign
  3. flyer
  4. placard
Noun
  • Going to SoFi and seeing the jerseys in the stands, the big billboard ads.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Moreno, the son of Mexican immigrants and a veteran of the Vietnam War, made his fortune in the billboard business.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of billboard
Noun
  • The enhanced scrutiny on Underwood, as Joe Rexrode writes, is an unfortunate sign of the times.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Bruins face a long and challenging season, but the Chesney Train won Game 1 and shows no signs of slowing down.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of sign
Noun
  • One Discord user posted a threat to hand out hundreds of fliers at the store’s physical Sonny Angel launch event later that morning, falsely claiming that owners supported ICE to discourage would-be shoppers.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Some residents made Eloise T-shirts, while a flyer with her photo garnered traction online.
    — Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of flyer
Noun
  • Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a nursing home after finding German cockroaches in various life stages throughout the facility.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There are silhouettes of demonstrators holding placards, and the placards are perfectly blank.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of placard

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“Poster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poster. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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