posters

noun

plural of poster
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 Bracie was very hands-on, selecting the fabrics, designing the clothes, arranging the photoshoots, and even modeling gowns for posters that will appear in Dillards. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026 Some fans held up large posters and asked for autographs, while chants of the director’s first name broke out from the crowd. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026 In the Cubist scenes painted by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Juan Gris, for instance, words or letters collected from newspapers, posters on café walls, or the lyrics of popular songs are dispersed over the canvas. — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 Post them on social, repeat them multiple times daily, verbalize and make posters of them, and pin them to the top of social pages. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 All-caps posters plastered around the district blare NO LOITERING and NO OBSTRUCTING. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 Inspired by vintage glamour and artistic movie posters of the past, the collection featured ornate beadwork throughout, with sinuous silhouettes. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 There are also ephemera like posters, budgets, song lyrics, book covers, event flyers and elementary school report cards. — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026 Heading to their classrooms, children in top hats, crisp white shirts and ties dash up and down a staircase decorated with a riot of brightly colored posters. — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posters
  1. billboards
  2. signs
  3. flyers
  4. placards
Noun
  • The sports venue operators, however, are on track to lose their push to remove advertising from large billboards in Inglewood.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Police have put up digital billboards asking for drivers with dashcam video who were in the area at the time of the stabbing to get in touch with them.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of billboards
Noun
  • Kids heading home on their e-bikes gave the new parking signs a thumbs-down.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The hotel association and lobbying group says more consumers are falling victim to deceptive hotel booking websites that look similar to legitimate hotel websites, with signs becoming harder to differentiate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • To bring each of these new cabins to life, the airliner tapped over 5,000 frequent fliers, customers, and staff to see exactly what customers looked for while in flight, from relaxation to food options.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
  • For frequent fliers, an annual baseline membership starts at $1,250 and goes up to $4,850.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • Two far-right activists disrupted a Diwali celebration in Seattle with placards calling for the deportation of Hindus and invoking a conspiracy theory about the replacement of Christians.
    — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Part of the charm of traveling in New England is waking up in a town that feels plucked right out of a movie, grabbing a latte at the local coffee shop, and strolling down streets filled with homes bearing historic placards.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of placards

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“Posters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posters. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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