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
Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Two public officials who oversaw the development of the Hope Florida program — Shevaun Harris and Taylor Hatch — are up again for confirmations to senior posts in the DeSantis administration.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
But there’s been social media posts about them being out at whatever or whatever.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Brooklyn, the 26-year-old son of the soccer star and Spice Girl-designer, described a family rift in a series of social media posts last month.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The singer-songwriter Ricky Montgomery and the members of the indie pop group Water From Your Eyes also criticized Wasserman in posts on Instagram.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
The volume of such social media posts has shown no sign of slowing.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026
The phrase has been tagged in more than 550,000 posts on Instagram, while on TikTok the number of videos with the #curatedvintage hashtag increased by 50% in the past year.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Granted, reporters often present accounts as events are occurring, whether on live broadcasts or through their own social media posts.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
The theme of this coverage is that Schlossberg (1) is a Kennedy, (2) is handsome, and (3) posts lots of edgy content on social media.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
The president posts, and 12 hours later, deletes an overtly racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama.
—ABC News, 8 Feb. 2026
The CoComelon YouTube channel also sometimes posts longer playlists of songs.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Feb. 2026
Jack Lepiarz posts about his performances at Renaissance fairs to his 7 million followers on social media.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Stern now posts updates on his work as a sculptor on social media.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Though this information isn’t in the controller’s database, Irvine posts it on its own web site and supplies it to Transparent California as well.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Accompanied by his dog, Ruby, Randall puts out a folding chair, posts his sign and waits for people to approach with questions.
—Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
Years of insults and diss tracks and pranks and social media posts have followed, with small islands of peace floating by from time to time.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Two public officials who oversaw the development of the Hope Florida program — Shevaun Harris and Taylor Hatch — are up again for confirmations to senior posts in the DeSantis administration.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
But there’s been social media posts about them being out at whatever or whatever.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Brooklyn, the 26-year-old son of the soccer star and Spice Girl-designer, described a family rift in a series of social media posts last month.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The singer-songwriter Ricky Montgomery and the members of the indie pop group Water From Your Eyes also criticized Wasserman in posts on Instagram.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
The volume of such social media posts has shown no sign of slowing.
—Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2026
The phrase has been tagged in more than 550,000 posts on Instagram, while on TikTok the number of videos with the #curatedvintage hashtag increased by 50% in the past year.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Granted, reporters often present accounts as events are occurring, whether on live broadcasts or through their own social media posts.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
The theme of this coverage is that Schlossberg (1) is a Kennedy, (2) is handsome, and (3) posts lots of edgy content on social media.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
The president posts, and 12 hours later, deletes an overtly racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama.
—ABC News, 8 Feb. 2026
The CoComelon YouTube channel also sometimes posts longer playlists of songs.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Feb. 2026
Jack Lepiarz posts about his performances at Renaissance fairs to his 7 million followers on social media.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Stern now posts updates on his work as a sculptor on social media.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Though this information isn’t in the controller’s database, Irvine posts it on its own web site and supplies it to Transparent California as well.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Accompanied by his dog, Ruby, Randall puts out a folding chair, posts his sign and waits for people to approach with questions.
—Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
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