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
Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Her posts are completely unfiltered, with Vonn chiming in five days after crash from the hospital in Italy, to the ambulance and plane transport back to the States all the way through her reunion at home with her beloved dog, Chance.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Or maybe, as some eyebrow-raising posts on social media jokingly teased, foreshadowing a possible papal presidential run?
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
The new Google device was teased in social media posts by NBA player Steph Curry.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2026
There are dozens of public Reddit and X posts explaining people’s VPN setups, and Sportico also viewed Discord channels in which prediction market enthusiasts advised each other on gaining access.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The agency said in a series of posts on X that ‘‘each illegally entered the United States during the Biden administration's disastrous open border policy.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Other posts showed them out of the water, snorkeling and at the beach.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Millar has a close relationship with her sister Millar shares a close bond with her sister, who often posts sweet tributes on social media.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
The report was made public through a Public Records Act request by the Voices of Placer, a social media account run by Alicia Watkins that frequently posts criticism of local conservative candidates, including Andreatta.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Xi is not a transactional politician who improvises policy on a whim, who posts his intentions on social media, or changes his mind in the meeting.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
TikTok user Nicole Rose, who posts under the handle @knicnacks, shared a video in mid-March that has since garnered more than 600,000 views.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Delta Air Lines website Delta Air Lines posts its own security wait times on its website, offering information for the carrier’s own hubs.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Whether Karim ever posts a second video remains anyone’s guess, but the demand from commenters is real.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The prominent social media Jewish content creator frequently posts about Judaism and her religious traditions online.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
The Chicago Daily News had been one of the first to assign correspondents to permanent posts abroad in peacetime, back in 1898.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Her posts are completely unfiltered, with Vonn chiming in five days after crash from the hospital in Italy, to the ambulance and plane transport back to the States all the way through her reunion at home with her beloved dog, Chance.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Or maybe, as some eyebrow-raising posts on social media jokingly teased, foreshadowing a possible papal presidential run?
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
The new Google device was teased in social media posts by NBA player Steph Curry.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2026
There are dozens of public Reddit and X posts explaining people’s VPN setups, and Sportico also viewed Discord channels in which prediction market enthusiasts advised each other on gaining access.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The agency said in a series of posts on X that ‘‘each illegally entered the United States during the Biden administration's disastrous open border policy.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Other posts showed them out of the water, snorkeling and at the beach.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
Miller is also a writer who posts essays and other writings on his Substack account.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Millar has a close relationship with her sister Millar shares a close bond with her sister, who often posts sweet tributes on social media.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
The report was made public through a Public Records Act request by the Voices of Placer, a social media account run by Alicia Watkins that frequently posts criticism of local conservative candidates, including Andreatta.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Xi is not a transactional politician who improvises policy on a whim, who posts his intentions on social media, or changes his mind in the meeting.
—Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
TikTok user Nicole Rose, who posts under the handle @knicnacks, shared a video in mid-March that has since garnered more than 600,000 views.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Delta Air Lines website Delta Air Lines posts its own security wait times on its website, offering information for the carrier’s own hubs.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Whether Karim ever posts a second video remains anyone’s guess, but the demand from commenters is real.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The prominent social media Jewish content creator frequently posts about Judaism and her religious traditions online.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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