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
Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The defenders will glance over at the down marker, spot the number on the placard and know what call the defensive coordinator is about to send in.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
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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Each placard depicted a middle-aged princess casually wearing these shoes in a garden or barn.
—Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
The defenders will glance over at the down marker, spot the number on the placard and know what call the defensive coordinator is about to send in.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
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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And in Louisiana, in another move facing legal challenges, a law signed this year orders posters of the Ten Commandments to be hung in every public school classroom.Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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So, when Rachel recently asked the poster for help packing and moving her belongings, the poster declined.Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Caleb Ricks’ 35-yard interception return for a touchdown gave Trinity some breathing room, and the Rocks went on to post a 42-23 victory over Ryle in Saturday’s Class 6A final at Kroger Field.Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 8 Dec. 2024
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Since it was posted on October 27, the clip has gained more than 6.8 million views and over 172,000 likes on Instagram at the time of writing.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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For example, ExxonMobil recently announced a plan to ramp up volumes by 18% to 2030.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The move, announced in a statement Thursday, is the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, the White House said.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The announcement was reportedly joined by billboards in the Houston area, a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle and a video promoting the company’s comeback.David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Her résumé goes like this: lots of mags and billboards.Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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According to a Bloomberg report published last week, Antivari owed millions in an unpaid debt to his former business partner, the Italian fintech tycoon Andrea Pignataro.George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, confirming a hypothesis made by happenstance nearly a century ago, according to a paper published in Nature Communications on Wednesday.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Every American of faith can now confidently proclaim that nativity scenes and other religious symbols can be freely displayed at courthouses, city halls, parks, and holiday festivals.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Big black letters on either side of the flatbed proclaimed ART IS … O’Grady, then 48, had decided to become an artist just six years before, after two marriages, an attempt at a novel, and stints as a translator and rock critic.Jillian Steinhauer, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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However, there are signs the market is recovering after being battered by inflation and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes.Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Symptoms like snoring, mouth breathing and a constant open-lip position are common signs.Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, a disguised Éowyn confronts the Witch-king of Angmar, who declares that no man can kill him.Rochelle Beighton, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Which really is the state question, it was legally declared so in 1996.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placard. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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