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
His personal insults, ranging from Adam Schiff having a pencil neck to Chris Christie’s weight to Bruce Springsteen’s aged face, also were repeats of various Truth Social posts. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2026 The organization helped elevate Pride throughout the region, inspiring the Downtown Napa Association to hang Pride flags on light posts, eventually expanding the display to every municipality in Napa County. Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026 Re-posts of the video have garnered thousands of comments, some of which came from the San Diego Police Department. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026 Local crowdfunding websites are full of posts from cancer patients, trying to raise money for surgery and medications. Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 2026 Bloomberg hasn’t verified the authenticity of those posts, which concerned a transcript of a meeting Liang held with unidentified parties. Haze Fan, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Even with thousands of positive posts and interactions across social media, there are still comments that decry the price. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 His social media posts range from workout routines to Bible verses to anti-Semitic messages. Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 July 2026 After Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the Conference League final in May — a game in which Pino saw a free kick crash against both posts — Sunday’s World Cup win will be the pinnacle of Pino’s career. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Verb
And Ziyu Gao, the club’s vp, posts TikToks about the process of getting into USC; a 2025 clip, which shows her real-time reactions to her college admissions decisions, has amassed nearly half a million views. Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 An agent working on adjacent problems notices a promising lead and posts a smaller bounty for replicating the finding. ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 At that time, YouTube’s social-media presence consisted of a handful of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook posts a day, written and deployed by an agency, at arm’s length. Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026 Trump regularly posts official communications first on Truth Social, making his account a must-follow for Wall Street firms and news organizations that track the presidency. Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Wisconsin posts annual report cards for private schools participating in the state’s voucher program, using test scores and other measures to gauge whether the school is meeting expectations. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 YouTube comedian Bo Burnham directs this empathetic portrait of Kayla (Elsie Fisher), an insecure adolescent who posts motivational vlogs on YouTube while privately struggling with her self-image and burgeoning sexuality. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 Finally, if companies like Hilton are going to investigate and fire every employee who posts something vile online, the workforce could become noticeably thinner. Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 Kevin Fredericks, who posts under the moniker KevOnStage, isn't afraid to flood the zone. Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 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
  • Job cuts loom Volkswagen employs about 650,000 people globally and had already announced plans to cut 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Critics warn that dramatic increases could force small businesses to reduce hiring, automate more jobs, or raise prices.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • Pushing up, squeezing play and trying to regain the ball in advanced positions is a perfectly viable and often successful strategy, particularly when treated as a useful add-on to quality in possession.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Previously, exempt level positions were to be posted no fewer than 10 business days, which has now been removed from the policy.
    Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Public school officials have said the decline is linked to fewer newly arriving immigrants from other countries, declining birth rates, and families leaving for more affordable places.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • For decades, these iconic places and many others have graced the UNESCO World Heritage List, a collection of the planet’s most treasured natural and cultural sites.
    Drew Kann, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • In Galecki’s home, wood beams and columns recall its log cabin roots.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • Recently released renderings call for a return to the hub’s original classical style, with a stone facade, rows of columns and a grand concourse with soaring ceilings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • If a startup based in Tallinn publishes a blog post, only its employees and a handful of loyal customers will likely see it.
    Alexander Storozhuk, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The company publishes its aircraft EPDs online, allowing customers and other stakeholders to examine emissions generated at different stages of production and operation.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Unlike liquid liner that announces exactly where the line begins and ends, kohl and kajal create dimension that feels more diffused.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • An Emily Henry novel announces warmth, wit, emotional accessibility, and optimism through bright palettes, graphic illustration, and playful typography.
    Madelyn Johnson, Literary Hub, 24 July 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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