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
Rowling has been staunchly critical of transgender rights activists, funding legal efforts to protect women’s rights and penning X/Twitter posts that are considered to be attacks by the trans community. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026 Republicans have cited social media posts from his half-sister that appear to refer to his mother’s engagement with the group. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Those school resource officers cover multiple schools in localized areas, according to the district’s social media posts. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 Strijd’s posts struck a chord online, and ignited interest in the show that did not appear nearly as fervent over the past few weeks. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 The dog was trained for patrol duties and to detect firearms and ammunition, according to previous Sheriff’s Office posts. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Qatar for the muslim brotherhood, Russia for anti Ukraine posts, China spreads anti Dali Lama and Taiwan. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The posts do not describe the condition of individual items in the archive. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 When asked about the True Texas Project, Parrish said the organization got information from his Facebook posts. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
Markle remains very active on social media and regularly posts family videos. — Lou Gomis, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026 Delta Air Lines posts earnings Friday and several of the country’s biggest banks release quarterly performances next week. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 For the first time in three years, Pi-o posts a video recording of his performance. — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS READING THE SIGNS — Tyreek Hill posts message after Chiefs receivers go down and fans are buzzing. — FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Wang showed off the look in a series of Instagram posts that featured snaps from the gathering, as well as multiple angles of the designer’s new blonde lob. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 Defensive Player of the Week Senior linebacker Braden Fraus posts five tackles and scores a pair of TDs for West Aurora, one on a 15-yard fumble recovery and one on a 12-yard pick six, in 49-6 win over visiting Larkin. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 Netanyahu listed Mamdani’s rapport with streamer Hasan Piker, his hosting of a Palestinian journalist at Gracie Mansion and posts the mayor’s wife liked on social media as proof the mayor is antisemitic. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 Love Food, a publication that reviews food, ranks restaurants across the country, and posts recipes and tips, named the best grocery store in each state, but named two for California. — Ernesto Centeno Araujo, USA Today, 22 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
  • The protection of American jobs justified the chains of bondage, or so the argument went.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Engagement is often seen as a metric about sentiment that can be measured and tracked, but is treated as something employees bring—or fail to bring—to their jobs.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Two Filipinos must fill above-the-line roles – director, writer or actor – and five more must work in key creative or technical crew positions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Verstappen has called on Red Bull to sort out an issue which led to him losing positions at the start in Malaysia and in Saturday's sprint.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The program is different from places like The Golden Scoop, an ice cream shop in Overland Park that employs adults with disabilities over longer terms, according to Morgan.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For Sacramento-area fans of the Valkyries and women’s sports, there are several places to gather and cheer on the team.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Similarly to the Chicago Theatre, the Rapp & Rapp team designed a balcony that spanned the breadth of the auditorium without any columns to block the spectators below, Loerzel and Pierce's book noted.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The towering marble columns in the two-story lobby and the old-fashioned elevators with dials tracking the cars’ locations are but two of the many elements retained from the days when the edifice, built in 1911, was the Union National Bank.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The license is coup for IDW, which also publishes a slew of Star Trek comics.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • By Emily Forlini OpenAI publishes solutions to more than 370 outstanding math challenges.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Dodgers veteran infielder Miguel Rojas announces his retirement immediately after the team’s season-ending loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The award announces that demonizing Jews and the Jewish state can be a spectacularly successful legal career strategy.
    — Anne Bayefsky, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 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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