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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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
The ride-hailing company will use Intel’s Mobileye AV tech and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni’s fleet of cars at launch, CEO David Risher revealed in a series of posts on X.
Marubeni currently manages over 900,000 vehicles globally through various subsidiaries and joint ventures.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
The Heat has also posted its two worst single-game offensive ratings of the season in the last two games.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
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The corrections officer was identified in a later post as Deputy Basil Powell, 39.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
The ride-hailing company will use Intel’s Mobileye AV tech and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni’s fleet of cars at launch, CEO David Risher revealed in a series of posts on X.
Marubeni currently manages over 900,000 vehicles globally through various subsidiaries and joint ventures.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
Gucci posted sales of 1.92 billion in the fourth quarter, a drop of 24 percent compared to last year’s numbers.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
The Heat has also posted its two worst single-game offensive ratings of the season in the last two games.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Post.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/post. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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