placards 1 of 2

plural of placard
as in posters
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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placards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of placard

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Noun
  • Campaign posters hang outside of the polling station ahead of tomorrow’s general election on March 10, 2025 in Ilulissat, Greenland.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The protest, set to take place on March 14, has been publicized across social media through various posters and by the website NowMarch.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • As an annual tradition, since 2022, Drake has given away free chicken sandwiches on his birthday, and announces the giveaway to his approximately 144 million followers on Instagram.
    Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In laying out plans for future years, Huang announces further iterations of the chip, like the Vera Ruben NVL144, named after a scientist working on dark matter.
    John Werner, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Although Eisen may not be a host on Shuster’s podcast, What the Football publishes the video format of its episode on The Rich Eisen Show’s YouTube channel.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • When Lawrence declares the Cowboys as a team that isn’t going to win a Super Bowl in the next few years — Lawrence signed a three-year deal in Seattle — the core of the team is understandably going to take offense to that.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The military declares martial law in the town as Daniels and his fellow scientists race to develop a cure, even as the nefarious McClintock schemes to bomb Cedar Creek to smithereens to contain the virus.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The platform advertises and directs potential buyers to vendor groups on Telegram that offer everything from scam technology and money laundering to escort services and illicit goods.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
  • However, Tedford's X (formerly Twitter) account, which has not been updated since 2021, advertises her OnlyFans account.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Placards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placards. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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