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
The country’s foreign affairs minister also got a warm welcome onstage at a September event in New York, where Cuban Americans for Cuba spoke, according to organizers’ online posts. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 Commenters on both Babsky and Johnson's makeup artist Georgie Eisdel’s Instagram posts begged the artists to share shade details. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026 Enriching and positive In 2026, posts on TikTok using #hobbies saw a 15% increase compared to the previous year. — Deeya Sonalkar, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026 Her mother has been sharing posts and flyers on social media pleading for her daughter's return. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 For months, the families have been pressuring the Army in daily social media posts to release the report, which was completed in May. — Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Many posts written and shared by Hamam al Hamami on an X account that has since been deleted used derogatory language about women espoused by misogynistic online influencers. — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 In recent years, Mancuso held chairman posts at the Motion Picture & Television Fund and at the Geffen Playhouse. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Gomberg and Hennessy argue that language suggested Kadourah was paid as part of the campaign, and should have disclosed that connections on his social media posts on the campaign. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
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 Fitzpatrick also posts online regularly about meeting with groups across the district. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 On a map on the agency’s website where the agency posts updates of wall construction across the entire southern border, a photo showed a crane lifting one of the 30-foot-tall steel wall panels into place while construction workers looked on. — Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 19 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
  • There have been jobs added in Amsterdam, Paris, and Frankfurt.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Workers from India reported having to pay $5,600 to recruiters to get the jobs, but the settlement did not directly address abuses in India, where prosecutors could not investigate, officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Specifically at Mercy Medical Center, the statement said, there are twice as many open full-time positions for the 16 full-time RNs being impacted, and that across Prime’s Illinois hospitals, there are 331 openings, including 11 in obstetrics.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • There could be intense competition for backup minutes with logjams at multiple positions.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There were places in the UK that banned it, councils that refused to allow it to be played.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Expanding the use of climate-friendly geothermal energy near places such as the Salton Sea and Sonoma and Modoc counties.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The sports page’s bread and butter has long been game stories, injury reports, trade rumors and opinion columns.
    — Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Ionic columns mark the entry, leading to a foyer with sweeping staircases under 14-foot ceilings.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Although the Florida Division of Elections publishes data that include only active voters on their site, the Herald included active and inactive voters in all calculations and graphics, since inactive voters are still eligible to cast ballots.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Continue reading … DECISION DAY — Judge announces order on Lindsay Clancy's motion for not guilty finding, weeks after mistrial.
    — , FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout the episode, Luke texts Joy words of encouragement and romantically announces that a plate of vegetables at a restaurant reminded him of her.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 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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“Posts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posts. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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