BILLBOARDS Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of billboard

as in advertisements

a large sign for advertisements that is next to a road, on the side of a building, etc.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of billboard

as in bulletins

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Noun

Less than two weeks before the October 27 vote, the billboards of Netanyahu are back. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 According to AZFamily, a couple of electronic billboards have popped up in the Phoenix area with a very straightforward, no-nonsense message to owner and team president Michael Bidwill. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Torres warned that the billboards' light would harm the quality of life for residents in nearby high-rises. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The Arsht push for digital billboards is reviving the battle lines first drawn during the PAMM fight, with opponents of that sign now repeating their arguments. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 The new plans bring the group’s total billboards across those three states to more than 350. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The image could be found on T-shirts, hats, billboards, beer bottles, Christmas ornaments and even adorned the cover of several books written about the championship season. — Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026 The billboards feature a photo of Elhosseiny with the viral photo of Holmes in a black turtleneck that promotes Just Blood. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 No amount of eye-catching billboards or warnings about the state of the utility’s reservoir system could overcome the reality of Denver’s hottest, driest summer on record, Fisher said. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon and independent progressive Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders countered the recent onslaught of campaign advertisements against her in a double-header rally in Gainesville Sunday.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
However, TikTok and X have refused to change their stance, and neither platform has allowed paid advertisements for the film.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of advertisements

Verb

Despite being published nearly fifty years later, Love Days tolls the same alarm bells as The Story of Avis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
In the final scene of the season 1 finale, the church bell tolls eight times — meaning that the town is now demanding eight sacrifices to honor the centuries-old pact.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

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The artist made posters in the 1980s, but the printing was on acidic paper and the work deteriorated quickly.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Separately, Halpern said artists had been selected to create 16 official posters — eight Olympic and eight Paralympic — through a process involving nominations from regional curators.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of posters

Noun

Pupils clustered outside the doors of several schools in Paris and other cities in the morning hours, brandishing placards and megaphones and chanting slogans, and marches were planned later in the day.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
In lieu of captions, these are paired with placards giving slang terms for alcoholic intoxication.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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