as in mails
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
the post always comes at tea time
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as in jobs
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
selling lemonade was my post at the church fair
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as in positions
the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain
he wisely stayed at his post during the emergency
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as in places
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
she's held a number of teaching posts at local colleges
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as in columns
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure
hung the hammock between a tree and a post in the fence
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as in publishes
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 announces
to make known openly or publicly
posted the students' grades
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Recent Examples of posts
Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
The attacker who gunned down revelers at a bar in Austin, Texas, over the weekend appears to have posted antisemitic, anti-Christian and misogynistic posts in the year and a half leading up to the deadly shooting, according to law enforcement sources in Texas.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Scream 7 got off to a shaky start, with Gillett and Bettinelli-Olpin departing due to scheduling conflicts and Barrera getting fired due to social media posts about the Israel-Palestine conflict.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
If Ferree continues to turn opportunity into shutouts, the club’s future in goal might already be standing between the posts.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Under his statement, Traut posted screenshots of five posts that Harbert had reposted or liked from his Facebook.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Facebook posts announcing the tragic events received more than 12,000 comments.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Barrera wrote social media posts regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict which the film’s production company, Spyglass Media Group, called antisemitic.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
Leclerc, 28, and Saint Mleux, 23, shared Instagram posts from the picture-perfect ceremony in Leclerc’s home city.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Austin runs an account called @stopicenet, which regularly posts about ICE activity, and collaborates with other users who do the same.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
The site posts news and commentary on climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida.
—Michael Chertoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Nolting said the district posts positions based on student enrollment and said posting the position without student registrations could lead to hiring a teacher for a position that may not exist.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Meta attorney Phyllis Jones showed jurors Instagram posts, text messages and ephemera from her high school years in which Kaley portrayed her home life as intolerable.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
And if Wyatt Langford posts a big year, the Rangers will pay for it.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s office also posts about crashes in real time on Facebook feeds and on its app.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
Meanwhile in the statewide Republican primary for railroad commissioner, incumbent Jim Wright and former Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French, who faced backlash for social media posts using slurs and targeting religious groups, are heading to a runoff.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
The attacker who gunned down revelers at a bar in Austin, Texas, over the weekend appears to have posted antisemitic, anti-Christian and misogynistic posts in the year and a half leading up to the deadly shooting, according to law enforcement sources in Texas.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Scream 7 got off to a shaky start, with Gillett and Bettinelli-Olpin departing due to scheduling conflicts and Barrera getting fired due to social media posts about the Israel-Palestine conflict.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
If Ferree continues to turn opportunity into shutouts, the club’s future in goal might already be standing between the posts.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Under his statement, Traut posted screenshots of five posts that Harbert had reposted or liked from his Facebook.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
Facebook posts announcing the tragic events received more than 12,000 comments.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Barrera wrote social media posts regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict which the film’s production company, Spyglass Media Group, called antisemitic.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
Leclerc, 28, and Saint Mleux, 23, shared Instagram posts from the picture-perfect ceremony in Leclerc’s home city.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
The group was reportedly the first to highlight Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions and regularly posts videos on its social media showing its active units operating against the regime.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Austin runs an account called @stopicenet, which regularly posts about ICE activity, and collaborates with other users who do the same.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
The site posts news and commentary on climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida.
—Michael Chertoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Nolting said the district posts positions based on student enrollment and said posting the position without student registrations could lead to hiring a teacher for a position that may not exist.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Meta attorney Phyllis Jones showed jurors Instagram posts, text messages and ephemera from her high school years in which Kaley portrayed her home life as intolerable.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
And if Wyatt Langford posts a big year, the Rangers will pay for it.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s office also posts about crashes in real time on Facebook feeds and on its app.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
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