as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
not having the money to run ads, the restaurant relies on word-of-mouth publicity
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Recent Examples of word-of-mouth
The Grayslake Juneteenth event benefited from grassroots word-of-mouth publicity and expanded from three participants in 2021 to 150 in 2024, Nash indicated.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Create a marketing system that includes: 1) Social media posts that highlight what makes my cases special, 2) Email sequences for turning followers into customers, 3) Strategies for getting word-of-mouth referrals from satisfied customers, and 4) Ways to create urgency without being pushy.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The fiercely original show opened to glowing reviews and meager box office last fall, but has gradually become one of the hottest tickets in New York – a rare word-of-mouth success story in the ultra-competitive Broadway landscape.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Just this relentless touring, this word-of-mouth thing happening.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Create a marketing system that includes: 1) Social media posts that highlight what makes my cases special, 2) Email sequences for turning followers into customers, 3) Strategies for getting word-of-mouth referrals from satisfied customers, and 4) Ways to create urgency without being pushy.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The fiercely original show opened to glowing reviews and meager box office last fall, but has gradually become one of the hottest tickets in New York – a rare word-of-mouth success story in the ultra-competitive Broadway landscape.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Just this relentless touring, this word-of-mouth thing happening.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for word-of-mouth
Adjective
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In classrooms across the country, children are routinely taught ideas that conflict with their family's religious beliefs, lawyers for the Montgomery County Public Schools told the court during April’s oral arguments.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Advertisement During oral arguments, Sauer argued on behalf of the Trump Administration that nationwide injunctions are unconstitutional and that the lower counts should have only been able to block Trump’s order in relation to those who had filed lawsuits.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Its value depends on the amount of logos, verbal mentions or usages in those seconds, and can cost a brand anywhere from $250,000 to $1 million.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Goalkeeper Joan Garcia has joined from city rivals Espanyol for his €25million ($28.6m; £21.1m) release clause, while Athletic Club’s Nico Williams has agreed verbal terms with Barca, who do not view his €60m clause as an obstacle.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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“Word-of-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/word-of-mouth. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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