as in billboards
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 posters
Movie posters decorate James’ disordered apartment.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Retailers hung up posters to promote these new healthy foods, and some gave out coupons to encourage specific purchases.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Boxers threw punches with heavy hearts, surrounded by posters of the coach many credit with changing their lives.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
There were also posters tacked right into the wall in a way my parents wouldn’t have allowed—the Cure, the Smiths, Morrissey.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The walls of the restaurant will be covered with Crafty’s police mug shots, wanted posters and blueprints for his wacky fryer inventions.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
In the Haymarket, one of Beaverbrook’s first-floor suites, vintage Oscar Wilde posters coexist with a hardbound edition of the defunct British quarterly The Yellow Book.
—Sheila Yasmin Marikar, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Disco, Occasionally, the British superstar’s fourth studio album that’s been teased via a creeping, ongoing rollout with cryptic posters, a WhatsApp chat, listening sessions in indie record shops and a series of city residencies in place of a sprawling global tour.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The announcement of a new tour and album comes weeks after Styles teased devotees with posters, videos, a cryptic website and an intriguing song snippet starting in late December.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Retailers hung up posters to promote these new healthy foods, and some gave out coupons to encourage specific purchases.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Boxers threw punches with heavy hearts, surrounded by posters of the coach many credit with changing their lives.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
There were also posters tacked right into the wall in a way my parents wouldn’t have allowed—the Cure, the Smiths, Morrissey.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The walls of the restaurant will be covered with Crafty’s police mug shots, wanted posters and blueprints for his wacky fryer inventions.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
In the Haymarket, one of Beaverbrook’s first-floor suites, vintage Oscar Wilde posters coexist with a hardbound edition of the defunct British quarterly The Yellow Book.
—Sheila Yasmin Marikar, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Disco, Occasionally, the British superstar’s fourth studio album that’s been teased via a creeping, ongoing rollout with cryptic posters, a WhatsApp chat, listening sessions in indie record shops and a series of city residencies in place of a sprawling global tour.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The announcement of a new tour and album comes weeks after Styles teased devotees with posters, videos, a cryptic website and an intriguing song snippet starting in late December.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posters
Noun
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Its billboards featured slogans in English, unlike the Filipino ones at ground level.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Part of his great accomplishment was to take the European aesthetic of beauty and redefine it for the South, with its heat and its billboards, its indolence and humor and thick nights.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The girls seemed to be having a great time during these performances, interacting with fans by reacting to their costumes and signs, and creating a Candybong wave.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Many marchers also referenced the killing of Renee Nicole Good, with signs honoring both victims and calling for accountability.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Major airlines are issuing travel alerts to flyers in certain destinations facing severe weather.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Last year when business was slow in the restaurant industry, Franks promoted business the old fashioned way personally handing out flyers to hundreds of people at Connecticut summer events.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, a total of 12 eateries received yellow placards for health code violations ranging from dead cockroaches and slime.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Those same placards remain, stating the building is not to be entered due to meth contamination.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Posters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posters. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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