as in poster
a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place
a placard announcing a campaign rally at the downtown plaza
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as in to post
to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place
placarded the poster about the upcoming play to the bulletin board
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood
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Recent Examples of placard
New York Times, 9 June 2026
In the car was a bright yellow placard notifying passengers of telephone numbers to call in case of danger or violations.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
The city’s Department of Transportation will have a 10-person team to target areas of the city prone to placard abuse, including lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn, the mayor said.
—Katie Honan, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019
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Noun
More than 91,000 complaints have been filed with the city since 2020 about possible placard abuse, but the police took action to fix the problem in just 21 percent of cases, according to a Times review of public data.
—New York Times, 9 June 2026
In the car was a bright yellow placard notifying passengers of telephone numbers to call in case of danger or violations.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Verb
Also, all trucks must be placarded and labeled following USDOT regulations.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
The city’s Department of Transportation will have a 10-person team to target areas of the city prone to placard abuse, including lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn, the mayor said.
—Katie Honan, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placard
Noun
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Across from me, a woman with very beautiful eyes was looking at a poster about the dangers of smoking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The weekend also marks the grand opening of a permanent poster exhibit dedicated to the history of Odd Fellows Cemetery and North Little Rock’s Military Heights neighborhood.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
10 June 2026
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In several photos and videos posted on social media, the 30-year-old can be seen descending the sheer face of the crater and gripping handholds while performing various acrobatic tricks before falling into the volcanic waters below.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Brady posted a carousel of images — with one featuring himself posing with Jack and Moynahan.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Now, more than three months after he was killed at the start of the US-Israeli war, the date of his burial has been announced.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The San Francisco 49ers, for whom Smith had a terrific rookie season, issued a statement announcing his passing on Saturday afternoon.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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The group canceled an $11,375 mobile billboard and is seeking a pre-enforcement declaration that the ads constitute protected First Amendment speech.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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And after Serena Williams gave birth to the couple's first child, Alexis Ohanian celebrated the occasion by renting four billboards in her honor.—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The photos published by Mehr show only the smaller of the two tanks, which has its roof caved in and is surrounded by debris.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Finally, in 2025, the work was done, and on July 30, the research team published its results.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Verb
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But no longer, according to a new analysis, which proclaims that the long American sellers’ market has finally ended.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Campaign posters proclaimed only 10% of incomers were needed skilled workers and that asylum seekers were more likely to be rapists.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Jacobs continued trailing the elk—looking for signs of browse and prints and always listening for the faintest sound—for the next four days and forty miles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Others threw glass objects at people and ripped bus signs and trees out of the ground.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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On a Saturday in March 2020 as the world was on the verge of shutting down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Feinglos – then a senior policy adviser in North Carolina – was tapped to help the state declare a lockdown of the state’s schools.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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He was declared dead at San Jose’s Good Samaritan Hospital around an hour later.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placard. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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