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
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Metal placards installed near each piece feature a scannable QR code that reveals more about the artist.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 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
University of Beer - East Sacramento was reinspected on Wednesday, May 13 and passed with a green placard.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Metal placards installed near each piece feature a scannable QR code that reveals more about the artist.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 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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As if a testament to the film’s genuine and long-lasting singularity, the 2026 Cannes Film Festival is using a photograph of Davis and Sarandon taken on the set of Thelma & Louise as the striking image for this year’s poster.—
Gregg Kilday,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Both Danila and Andrey said posters around campus and their universities’ websites promoted the drone force recruitment drive.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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That box office low point in the franchise — which went into theaters with a lot of behind-the-scenes melodrama (Lord & Miller were fired and the directing reins handed to Ron Howard — posted a 4-day over Memorial Day weekend of $103M domestic and another $52M abroad.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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The department posted on Facebook Tuesday that a bear was seen roaming around the Lehigh County soccer fields early in the morning.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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On the one-year anniversary of Wilson's death back in February, Southern University announced its plans to honor him with a posthumous degree and shared a statement remembering the late student.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Seven digital billboards featuring peace messages will appear across Los Angeles, from Sunset Strip to Hollywood Boulevard, as part of Yoko Ono’s exhibition opening May 23 at the Broad museum.—
Julius Miller
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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An attorney for the group, Alan Levine, said his photo also appeared on a billboard.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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But some states were excluded for various reasons, including if their state assessments had changed recently (Illinois, Kansas), if test opt-out rates were too high (New York, Colorado) or if a state didn't publish district-level data with enough detail.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
13 May 2026
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If the methods are flawed, publish the caveats.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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While there will always be the ‘doomers’ out there proclaiming otherwise, that doesn’t mean comics are dying—they’re just changing.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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But on Change of Plans, the outfit's newest album — out now — frontman Isaac Gibson proudly proclaims that the humble group of musicians from Castlewood finally sounds most like themselves.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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He’s gone from being a disposable asset in Vegas, which shipped him to Toronto in a sign-and-trade for Mitch Marner on July 1, to being coveted in Colorado at the trade deadline when the Avs acquired him to be their third-line center.—
Nate Peterson,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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The initial investigation into the billionaire’s death by Spanish authorities was closed in January 2025, and deemed an accident with no signs of any criminal wrongdoing.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern over an outbreak of a rare Ebola virus in central Africa.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placard. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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