signboard

noun

Definition of signboardnext
as in billboard

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Recent Examples of signboard Two images show the church signboard, and the devastation visible on the outside. — Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023 The first time Neal saw the OneAmerica signboard was while driving in downtown Indianapolis. — Elissa Maudlin, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2023 When the company moved downtown in the 1980s, the signboard tradition continued with a new message every week. — Elissa Maudlin, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2023 At least one site has a sign with a QR code that visitors can scan to see 3D visuals of what the area will look like when finished; others have printed signboards showing what’s to come. — Edna Tarigan and Victoria Milko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for signboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signboard
  1. billboard
  2. sign
  3. placard
  4. poster
Noun
  • This is not the first anti-Trump poster to appear on the Grand Avenue billboard.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • What's next: Marketing and awareness building, including billboards and banners at bus stops, urging folks to make use of the 988 hotline.
    — Sam Allard, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of billboard
Noun
  • When the discussion plunges as deep as Gary Mabbutt and Swap Shop, that’s a sure sign that the game is not as enticing as normal.
    — Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The clearest sign would be a steady increase in job losses and a jump unemployment.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of sign
Noun
  • In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In comments that were blasted on speakers throughout Foley Square, Khalil’s attorneys addressed throngs of demonstrators waving Palestinian flags and placards bearing Khalil’s photo.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of placard
Noun
  • Hands, lots of hands—outstretched, passing cords, clutching mikes, slipping vinyl out of sleeves, scratching records, tapping pads, scrawling signatures onto posters.
    — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The incident was highlighted in a video shared by a poster known as @legendarylynne, which has garnered 5.6 million views since it was posted on March 19.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of poster

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“Signboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signboard. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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