as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
the post always comes at tea time
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as in job
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
selling lemonade was my post at the church fair
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as in place
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
she's held a number of teaching posts at local colleges
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as in to publish
to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place
the student organizations generally post their announcements on the campus bulletin board
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
posted the students' grades
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Recent Examples of post
Effie Orfanides, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The shot by Eduard Löwen hit the post, then St. Louis put it in the back of the net on a rebound, but it was called offside.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
John Miller, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Birkin bag maker Hermes posted blowout fourth-quarter sales earlier this month, extending its outperformance at the close of a broadly upbeat earnings season, during which even embattled fashion houses LVMH and Gucci-owner Kering beat quarterly forecasts.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The photos in Brittany's recent post mark the first time that Golden has appeared on social media since her birth announcement back in January.
—Effie Orfanides, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The shot by Eduard Löwen hit the post, then St. Louis put it in the back of the net on a rebound, but it was called offside.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
The 30-year-old officer’s death was ruled a homicide, the York County Coroner’s Office said in a news release posted to social media on Monday.
—John Miller, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Birkin bag maker Hermes posted blowout fourth-quarter sales earlier this month, extending its outperformance at the close of a broadly upbeat earnings season, during which even embattled fashion houses LVMH and Gucci-owner Kering beat quarterly forecasts.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/post. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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