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
Rettig, who is 32, also shared her experience on social media earlier this year, getting thousands of views on her posts about living in the convents. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 The authors note that such items are extremely rare and hence very costly; such transactions would not usually be handled via public social media posts. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026 In September, Attiah said that she was terminated over social media posts in the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 These two posts are worth a read as Amodei thoroughly lays out his position on AI. Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The Chiefs sent Butker out for the kick, which split the uprights and had enough distance to land in the front row of seats behind the goal posts. Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Paulina Porizkova, Halle Berry and Elizabeth Hurley are just a few of the stars over 55 who stunned in recent Instagram posts showcasing their toned bikini bodies. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The pair were seen hand-in-hand in New York City together, and later, began publicly commenting on each other’s social media posts. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2026 After reviewing enough job posts that listed the position as remote only to find out the company requires employees to work in office, Petersen doesn’t trust job descriptions anymore. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
Smith posts so much that her audience can easily spot the items that are staples in her life, like these $250 Dolce Vita boots. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026 Takaichi frequently posts comments and policies on X instead of talking to the media. ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The mom frequently posts short tributes on social media to honor the memory of kids who have died from cancer. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 The results come as Walmart posts a stretch of solid growth, fueled by gains in segments like pickup and delivery, its third-party marketplace, and advertising. Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 On that day in the back room of his gym, Richardson did not acknowledge the Instagram posts at all, according to two parents present. Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026 Yockey posts videos of her adventures with Vava on Instagram, from their coffee shop walks to home piano concerts to cuddles with Yockey's cat, Tito. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 The Secretary of State's office also released a contingency plan spelling out exactly how a statewide hand recount would be run if Lindell posts the bond by Monday's deadline. Eric Henderson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 If Coleman posts 700, the Broncos will finish closer to 14 wins than 10. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posts
Noun
  • Prosecutors said Graves' body was partially wrapped in black garbage bags secured with duct tape, then rolled up in a rug alongside blankets, bags, pieces of mails, various items of clothing and trash.
    Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Tyler has been embedded in the treasurer’s office, which calculates and mails out property tax bills, for years.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Denver is facing a $200 million budget deficit in 2026 and has laid off 169 city workers, cut city services and left hundreds of city jobs unfilled because of the budget squeeze.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • New headquarters, new jobs The combined company will establish Southeast offices in Sandy Springs at the headquarters of Cox Communications.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Those positions remain in flux and negotiations between Assembly members, state senators and Newsom are ongoing, Assembly Natural Resources Committee Chair Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park, said.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The precedent for what happens when that capital moves quickly is March 2020, when a rapid unwind of leveraged positions contributed to a breakdown of Treasury-market liquidity severe enough to require Federal Reserve intervention.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Toto’s Bar and Bacchus Restaurant are agreeable places for drinks and meals, with grandstand views of all the yachting action in the bay.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There aren’t many places to hide, and radar can still spot a ship even with its transponder off.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This, after all, was one of several columns of mine that had been spiked at the Seattle Times.
    Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The exteriors were falling apart, the columns were falling apart.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That sequencing is worth keeping in mind when reading whatever the company publishes next.
    Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • ProPublica is a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom that publishes investigative reporting in the public interest.
    Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Every few weeks, another headline announces that artificial intelligence has matched a doctor, beaten a doctor, or is finally ready to become one.
    Arya Rao, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • If that was not confusing enough, the calendar remains shrouded in uncertainty until only a few weeks before the first match of each campaign, when the PCB belatedly announces the fixtures.
    Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 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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