placarding

verb

present participle of placard
1
as in posting
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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2
as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood

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  1. posting
  2. announcing
  3. publishing
  4. declaring
  5. proclaiming
  6. advertising
  7. promulgating
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  • Currently, London Brent crude futures, a primary international oil benchmark, continue to hover around 100 dollars per barrel, posting a year to date gain of over 60%.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • After posting a picture on a random rock in the Turkish highlands on Instagram, Salah has transformed the spot into a tourist attraction, with droves of fans making the pilgrimage.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of posting
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  • The Kennedy Center is already running late, compared to past years, in announcing the honorees.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This week, City Hall and the DCLA are announcing an increase in funding for direct-support grants to artists, administered by each borough’s local arts council.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of announcing
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  • Without a quorum, agency staffers are limited to collecting and publishing campaign finance reports, answering questions from candidates about the law and fielding new complaints.
    — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The volume of results stunned many mathematicians, while the way OpenAI has gone about tackling the problems and publishing the solutions divided the field.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of publishing
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  • Newsom added, in apparent reference to the 25th Amendment, a constitutional provision that establishes procedures for presidential succession and for replacing or declaring a President unable to perform their duties.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The data underscore concerns leaders expressed in September 2025 when declaring the city in fiscal distress.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of declaring
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  • Jamal convened a press conference proclaiming to be able to communicate by phone with Somali pirates who were holding a Nigerian ship hostage.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Iran published a 14,390-word letter to Americans this week proclaiming the regime’s victory over the US, suggesting the two sides were no closer to resolving their seven-month war through diplomatic means.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Passengers traveling from Manhattan can also connect to the BLADEone aircraft at Westchester County Airport by helicopter, with BLADE advertising the helicopter transfer at approximately 12 minutes.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • So … universities are investing in their sports programs and advertising them hard.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of advertising
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  • Trump, perhaps sensing that promulgating Orwellian lies wouldn’t be easy, given what happened in Minneapolis, didn’t spend his time promoting them.
    — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of promulgating
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“Placarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placarding. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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