post 1 of 6

chiefly British

post

2 of 6

noun (2)

post

3 of 6

noun (3)

as in column
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure hung the hammock between a tree and a post in the fence

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post

4 of 6

verb (1)

post

5 of 6

verb (2)

as in to detail
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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post

6 of 6

verb (3)

as in to mail
to send through the postal system be sure to post the letter this afternoon

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Noun
This post was originally published on August 21 Bitcoin has plummeted since hitting an all-time high of $124,000 per bitcoin earlier this month, dropping around 10% as a controversial new memecoin hits the market. Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 The post, which as of noon Friday, got more than 40,000 likes, coincides with a bombshell New York Times story about Boulos, which ironically, involves a yacht. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
On Monday evening, Palo Alto Networks posted a better-than-expected quarter and issued upside guidance for fiscal year 2026. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025 The new owners will post updates @KnausBerryFarm on Instagram in the lead-up to the opening. Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for post

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“Post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/post. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.

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