signboards

noun

plural of signboard
as in signs

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  1. signs
  2. billboards
  3. placards
  4. posters
Noun
  • Every year after Halloween, Spirit Halloween’s stores empty out and the signs come down.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Watch for unusual phone behavior An infected phone may show signs such as unexplained mobile data usage, excessive background activity, unexpected advertisements or apps appearing without your permission.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • The dispute includes 60 digital billboards that stadium operators say threaten sponsor exclusivity, with Measure BB asking voters to restrict advertising on public property.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rulings from a 2019 lawsuit favoring the department to stop the billboards’ construction have also been invoked by the Town of Southampton to halt a gas station and travel plaza on the same piece of land.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of billboards
Noun
  • Trade unions led the procession, followed by protesters in raincoats carrying flags and handmade placards.
    — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And in the Belgian capital of Brussels, students held up placards and barricaded streets.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of placards
Noun
  • Heading to their classrooms, children in top hats, crisp white shirts and ties dash up and down a staircase decorated with a riot of brightly colored posters.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • This movie is such a love letter to Portland, from the Voodoo Doughnuts Prue and Mac eat to the Decembrists posters in her room.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of posters
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“Signboards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signboards. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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