as in advertisement
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
a posting in the local newspaper of the public auction of a house on which a bank had foreclosed
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Relevance
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as in publishing
to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place
the student organizations generally post their announcements on the campus bulletin board
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as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly
posted the students' grades
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as in detailing
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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as in mailing
to send through the postal system
be sure to post the letter this afternoon
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Recent Examples of posting
Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The company has several recent job postings on its website for its Lewisville and Idaho Falls plants.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The trend took off in early April, with users on social media posting videos of themselves — sometimes inexplicably in costume — entering multiple properties owned or inhabited in some way by the Church of Scientology.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Prosecutors accused 37-year-old James Strahler of creating more than 700 non-consensual images and videos of adult women and minors, harassing the women with phone calls, messages and online postings.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The company has several recent job postings on its website for its Lewisville and Idaho Falls plants.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Thirty-six of those series reached a Game 7, with the 3-1 team posting a 23-13 record in the finales.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The trend took off in early April, with users on social media posting videos of themselves — sometimes inexplicably in costume — entering multiple properties owned or inhabited in some way by the Church of Scientology.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posting
Noun
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San Diego had the most open advertisements, with 1,727.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Commercial news bulletins are generally shorter than news bulletins on public or community stations and can also feature advertisements and jingles.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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With Tony Award nominations for the 2025-2026 season a week away (announcements are on Tuesday, May 5), now might be a good time to refresh your memory of what Deadline had to say about the fruits of a very busy Broadway spring.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Their announcement was a departure from what has been the more typically adversarial relationship between Mamdani and Menin, who stand on different ends of the Democratic Party spectrum and have developed mostly antagonistic positions in the city’s budget process.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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The page also suggests rebuttals to a Steyer ad attacking Becerra.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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That tension — between the gravity of what the commission documented and the limits of what it was empowered to do — defined Thursday’s release of its final report.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The aqueous action scenes — cascades of water swirling around aerial charges — should play out nicely on the big screen during the film’s theatrical release.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Reader comments on television news bulletins, live programs, online newspapers, and blogs have given audiences some form of power to raise their voices on certain issues.—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The second man, according to the bulletin, remains at large, although police recovered his backpack from inside the Family Dollar.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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But as of Sunday afternoon, 67 homes were under a boil water notice after the latest tests came back positive for low levels of coliform bacteria, the city says.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Bridge tenders will respond to special requests to lift the bridge after midnight if given a two-hour notice; requests can be made by calling MnDOT’s 24-hour dispatch at 651-234-7110 or via marine band radio Channel 16.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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“Posting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posting. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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