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
That kind of trust and word-of-mouth connection is something no technology can replicate.
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Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
But people who discovered the movie turned it into a word-of-mouth juggernaut, enough to encourage Netflix to send the film to cinemas—where fans showed up to sing along.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
This not only can lead unhappy consumers to leave but also deter future business through negative word-of-mouth and reviews.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
However, grosses had already been trending down ahead of the closing notice amid mixed to negative word-of-mouth about Porter’s performance.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
But people who discovered the movie turned it into a word-of-mouth juggernaut, enough to encourage Netflix to send the film to cinemas—where fans showed up to sing along.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
This not only can lead unhappy consumers to leave but also deter future business through negative word-of-mouth and reviews.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
However, grosses had already been trending down ahead of the closing notice amid mixed to negative word-of-mouth about Porter’s performance.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for word-of-mouth
Adjective
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The documentary eschews traditional narrative structure in favor of Indigenous oral storytelling traditions, organizing its content into seven chapters with character archetypes rather than following a singular protagonist.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Metsera, founded in 2022, brings a pipeline of both oral and injectable treatments with different targets, including a drug targeting GLP-1 and another targeting another gut hormone called amylin.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There’s physical language, but not verbal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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On screen, Lawrence and Pattinson hurl nonstop insults at each other in loud bursts of verbal warfare, a striking contrast to the duo’s quieter working relationship.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
2 Nov. 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 Nov. 2025.
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