poster board
noun
a thick, fairly stiff cardboard composed of layers of paper or paper pulp compressed together and typically used to support displays.
posterboard
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a variation of
poster board.
Example Sentences
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Marketing magazine Adweek shared an image of Don Draper from “Mad Men” standing in front of a blank posterboard.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
She carried a bright yellow posterboard sign advertising that plea.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
The host looks at the massive stack of posterboard in Feresten’s left hand, and asks how many cards he’s prepared for the night — anticipating a record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
But huddled over the trunk of a Toyota Camry as he put the final touches on a posterboard sign, he vowed that he and his fellow Californians would fight.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2016
He looked up, and then at a large, gilt-framed posterboard, on which was a fine lithograph of Carrie, lifesize.
From Sister Carrie: a Novel by Theodore Dreiser
