as in mails
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
the post always comes at tea time
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Relevance
1
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
Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
On February 12, the Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg met Hitler and agreed to appoint various Nazi figures to key posts in exchange for Hitler reaffirming Austrian sovereignty.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Along the way, there’s been a fair amount of discord between Schon and Cain that played out in legal filings, social media posts, and interviews.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Protecting her peace proved more difficult, however, when the Queen of Rap began firing off increasingly mean-spirited posts about her on X this past summer.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Coming in second on the list was the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway, which claimed 728,000 Instagram posts.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
The removal effort stemmed from Judge Ted Berry's Facebook posts after the killing of Charlie Kirk.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Some of these posts that claim to show theft as a result of no SNAP have been discredited, while others questioned for their authenticity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Dunn’s lawyers have argued that the posts by Bondi and the White House show Dunn was impermissibly targeted for his political speech.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
But the public doesn’t need to file a FOIA to find out that information; the school freely posts it online.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mike Bussey, a Compass agent who runs Real NYC Apartments with more than 125,000 TikTok followers and nearly 50,000 Instagram followers, regularly posts virtual apartment tours.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Saudi Aramco posts higher profit.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Kameron Buckner, who posts legal tips and entrepreneurship content, signed up with Troveo in June.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The influencer, who posts under the handle @thecochranfam, has built a platform online surrounding her family and mental health advocacy.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But the couple rarely posts pictures of their children, so how Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet look these days is anyone’s guess.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
Nobody catches it for week, until someone scrapes customer addresses and posts them online.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
Multiple high-ranking military officials with connections to the Rocket Force, including two former defense ministers, have been removed from their posts in the last two years alone, with official reports hinting at corruption related to the PLA’s uptick in the procurement of weapons.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
On February 12, the Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg met Hitler and agreed to appoint various Nazi figures to key posts in exchange for Hitler reaffirming Austrian sovereignty.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Along the way, there’s been a fair amount of discord between Schon and Cain that played out in legal filings, social media posts, and interviews.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Protecting her peace proved more difficult, however, when the Queen of Rap began firing off increasingly mean-spirited posts about her on X this past summer.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Coming in second on the list was the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway, which claimed 728,000 Instagram posts.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
The removal effort stemmed from Judge Ted Berry's Facebook posts after the killing of Charlie Kirk.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Some of these posts that claim to show theft as a result of no SNAP have been discredited, while others questioned for their authenticity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Dunn’s lawyers have argued that the posts by Bondi and the White House show Dunn was impermissibly targeted for his political speech.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
He’s cultivated a large online following, hosts a podcast that amplifies his policy message, and posts Trump-style memes and rapid-fire videos that mock conservative governors and highlight California’s progressive policies.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
But the public doesn’t need to file a FOIA to find out that information; the school freely posts it online.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mike Bussey, a Compass agent who runs Real NYC Apartments with more than 125,000 TikTok followers and nearly 50,000 Instagram followers, regularly posts virtual apartment tours.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Saudi Aramco posts higher profit.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Kameron Buckner, who posts legal tips and entrepreneurship content, signed up with Troveo in June.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The influencer, who posts under the handle @thecochranfam, has built a platform online surrounding her family and mental health advocacy.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But the couple rarely posts pictures of their children, so how Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet look these days is anyone’s guess.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
Nobody catches it for week, until someone scrapes customer addresses and posts them online.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Posts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posts. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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