posts 1 of 6

plural of post, chiefly British

posts

2 of 6

noun (2)

plural of post

posts

3 of 6

noun (3)

plural of post
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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posts

4 of 6

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of post

posts

5 of 6

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of post
as in stations
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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posts

6 of 6

verb (3)

present tense third-person singular of post
as in addresses
to send through the postal system be sure to post the letter this afternoon

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Recent Examples of posts
Noun
Lodi Unified says these posts are typically hoaxes but law enforcement and the district are taking every report seriously, giving some relief. Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 A lot of other researchers have published essays or long posts on social media, unburdening themselves of their concerns as well. Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026 The board cited the High Flying Lights website, which lists the property’s address, includes a map and describes the show as entertaining visitors, along with Heuer’s social-media posts. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 Regularly, Facebook and Reddit posts advertise reservation swaps for those whose plans have changed. Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 Instagram amplified performance through strategic collaboration posts with Maia Reficco (67,000) and Yesly Dimate (41,000). Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 The campaign later increased some payments to $1,000 a month for supportive videos and posts. Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, uploaded a series of posts on X on Sunday targeting a diverse group of students cheering for the Longhorns after their Saturday win over Ohio State at a Texas football game. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026 Since Coxon’s posts went viral, many of the posts echoing his views have come from staffers at Anthropic, OpenAI and Google. Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
Freddy regularly posts photos on social media with emojis covering his face and those of his sidekicks to keep his engagement high but his personal profile low. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Mass tourism does not happen because someone posts a beautiful photo. Thomas Despin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Jean posts a photograph of her sister; Margaret's warm brown face smiles down from the outside of the building. Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Shinia frequently posts pictures and videos spending time with her kids. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026 The Dutch Mafia, the affectionate nickname for fans of Dutch Bros, routinely posts these favorites on social media. Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 8 Sep. 2026 Carlos Gauna, who has been documenting sharks for roughly a decade, regularly posts such videos to his YouTube channel, TheMalibuArtist. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Unlike with its other shows, Netflix posts the new episodes before adding subtitles in other languages, to avoid adding translators into the inner sanctum. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 On Monday, Facebook posts about the Morris Barn in downtown Matthews began to circulate, with many residents worried the barn was falling into disrepair. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posts
Noun
  • The book-gifting program, part of the nonprofit Dollywood Foundation, mails free, high-quality books to children across the country and around the world once a month from birth to age 5.
    Kristy High, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Each month, the book gifting program mails free books to children from birth to age 5, regardless of their family’s income.
    Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Cabot expects the projects to support manufacturing and construction jobs while creating additional capacity for customers operating in the North American battery supply chain.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This period included a plan to cut 200 jobs in 2024, though Channel 4’s average employee numbers only fell by 67 roles during that year.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This pass map shows the dangerous positions Rashford has put Shaw into with the ball (yellow arrows) — three are in the box and two are on the edge of it.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some maintain that women are just too emotional to be in positions of authority.
    Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That breadth matters because a healthy theater community needs places where smaller companies don’t carry the price or expectations of Broadway shows.
    Brian Beirne, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • While both places are effective options, the research suggests that the upper butt takes the lead.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • All told, there were 17 stories and columns about the 9/11 attacks in the issue.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The work’s top levels depict human and mythological figures arranged between rows of columns; below them is a detailed rendering of a port city.
    Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Clearly more advanced than the average schoolgirls, the two enter a competition sponsored by the Shueisha publishing house, whose editor (Masaki Suda) recognizes their talents and publishes their first story.
    Jay Weissberg, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Her cookbook, Spanglish, a love letter to bicultural Puerto Rican cooking, publishes May 19, 2026.
    Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For example, if a hyperscaler announces a 1-gigawatt facility, that number typically refers only to how much electricity the facility is designed to consume.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Will anything matter here until Nvidia announces a half-trillion-dollar buyback?
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Dubbed the Velvet Gang, the trio snatches the overpriced, often monochromatic fashion threads designed by Christie Smith (Demi Moore, in a performance of comedic genius), a pretentious piece of work who stations herself in a leaning building (wink, win to San Francisco there).
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Instead, Boston stations him away from the basketball, the keeper of the weak side, free to flick away passes, kill screening actions with switches and, somehow, block shots.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

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