Post-it
American-
a small notepad with an adhesive strip on the back of each sheet that allows it to stick to smooth surfaces and be repositioned with ease.
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a sheet from such a pad.
Example Sentences
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Yet again, they found their voices stymied, their input limited to Post-it notes.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
But the task force had arranged the meeting in a manner where public comment was restricted to Post-it notes, on which attendees could only pen their thoughts and stick them up on whiteboards.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Fun fact: That Post-it Notes were originally yellow was happenstance, too; that’s the color scrap paper the lab next door had available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Hundreds of Belgians living near a 3M plant have sued the US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape over pollution from so-called "forever chemicals" in a trial that opens on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
She’d tagged a Picasso and written on the Post-it: “his best.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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