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a
: a usually large printed sheet that often contains pictures and is posted in a public place (as to promote something)
b
: a usually large printed sheet that is put on a wall as decoration
2
: a person who posts something online (see post entry 2 sense 3)
The case is among a growing number of defamation claims nationally that target anonymous Internet posters to websites operated by news media and other owners.—
Jeff Swiatek
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postered; postering; posters
: to put up posters on walls or surfaces : to affix posters to
postered her bedroom walls with images of her favorite athletes
They were not exactly old hands when it came to postering abandoned buildings, walls and fences in the dead of night.—Nancy Kapitanoff
Nancy KapitanoffThat we were in fact postering for so innocuous an event as a poetry reading was cause for greater amusement …—The Baffler
The Baffler
archaic
: a swift traveler
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Noun (2)
we put up a hundred posters announcing the concert
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Medal winners were given a box containing a special edition of a poster designed for the Games but, in a mix-up, Yee has a silver one and Wilde has a gold one.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Work tools, poster boards, boxes of pizzas and cold coffee crammed the space.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
But while 4chan posters and online trolls started the pro-Trump movement, the crowd at the Power 30 Awards is evidence of how mainstream the movement has become.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
From rare Beatles posters and a Ludwig drum kit reminiscent of Ringo Starr’s rooftop performance to Andy Warhol’s iconic ‘Campbell Soup’ silkscreens, the collection celebrates decades of cultural influence.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Medal winners were given a box containing a special edition of a poster designed for the Games but, in a mix-up, Yee has a silver one and Wilde has a gold one.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Work tools, poster boards, boxes of pizzas and cold coffee crammed the space.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
But while 4chan posters and online trolls started the pro-Trump movement, the crowd at the Power 30 Awards is evidence of how mainstream the movement has become.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Poster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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