Thesaurus results for SIGNBOARD

signboard

noun

Definition of signboard

as in billboard

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Recent Examples of signboard This is the era of the signboard—the Cobbler’s boot, the Baker’s sheaf of wheat—symbols that hung over muddy European streets to tell the illiterate masses where to spend their coin. — Eben Shapiro, Time, 8 Feb. 2026 Hung in the front rooms are seven paintings on signboard by Kirk Hayes of Fort Worth, a Conduit artist since 1997. — Benjamin Lima special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026 There is no signboard or registration, no website to market their work. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2025 Special offers communicated on signboards right next to the point of purchase, are more likely to be acted on. — Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for signboard

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Noun

The advertisement billboard, which sits on the bustling 26th of July Axis in Cairo, made waves on social media as many people stopped their cars and pulled out their phones to record.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
The trees were cut down to improve visibility of a billboard owned by Adams Outdoor Advertising.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of billboard

Noun

Three broadcasters also received security threats, in a possible sign the menace was spreading beyond the skies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
But with Great America’s latest corporate owner, Six Flags, struggling financially after its merger with Cedar Fair, there have been clear signs that the park probably was going to close sooner rather than later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of sign

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Del Naja was one of hundreds of protesters arrested in London in April for holding a placard in support of the activist group Palestine Action, which is banned under UK terrorism law.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Trade unions led the procession, followed by protesters in raincoats carrying flags and handmade placards.

— Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of placard

Noun

Bracie was very hands-on, selecting the fabrics, designing the clothes, arranging the photoshoots, and even modeling gowns for posters that will appear in Dillards.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Some fans held up large posters and asked for autographs, while chants of the director’s first name broke out from the crowd.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

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