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
Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Online posts, including one shared by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a far-right think tank, denounced Berriochoa and prompted calls to the Department of Labor and even former employers and educators of Berriochoa.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Sep. 2025
Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
In a video Trump posted to a social media, a small boat can be seen bobbing the water before being struck, resulting in a cloud of black smoke.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
See Sharon Osbourne’s full post on Instagram below.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Online posts, including one shared by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a far-right think tank, denounced Berriochoa and prompted calls to the Department of Labor and even former employers and educators of Berriochoa.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
Alongside her message, Knight Pulliam posted a clip of Warner playing bass guitar onstage in front of a crowd at the City Winery in Atlanta.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
In a video Trump posted to a social media, a small boat can be seen bobbing the water before being struck, resulting in a cloud of black smoke.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/post. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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