1
a
: one of the divisions of a compound leaf
b
: a small or young foliage leaf
2
: a leaflike organ or part (such as one of the flaps of a heart valve)
3
: a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution
leafleted or leafletted; leafleting or leafletting
: to hand out leaflets
: to hand out leaflets to
Synonyms
Examples of leaflet in a Sentence
Noun
Protesters were handing out leaflets condemning the government's environmental policies.
the company hires college students to work the phones and distribute leaflets for its clients
Verb
We spent the morning leafleting.
Recent Examples on the Web
Vincent Ni, NPR, 11 May 2024
On Monday morning, Israeli warplanes began to drop leaflets on parts of Rafah, warning those in Rafah Camp, the Brazil Camp and the neighborhoods of Shabura and Zohour to evacuate.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
In December, Israel dropped leaflets on Gaza offering rewards for information about the location of Hamas’ top leadership.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 5 May 2024
On December 1, the Israeli military launched a massive air raid operation on Khan Younis, dropping leaflets into the city telling residents to immediately evacuate.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
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The previous owner of my house left several business cards and leaflets for plumbers, roof specialists, and the like in a few of the drawers.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
After arriving in Khan Yunis, leaflets fell from the sky instructing them to move again.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
The Israeli Air Force was set to begin dropping leaflets on parts of Rafah on Monday, two Israeli sources said, amid preparations for a ground offensive into Gaza’s southernmost city where more than 1 million people are sheltering.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
There was no advice leaflet or support group for VTS, and internet articles were clinical, sparse on detail.
—TIME, 6 Feb. 2024
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
Workers who favor unionization, by contrast, seldom are allowed even to leaflet on company property.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2022
The rules allowing speeches and leafleting in only one section of the park, as well as the sidewalks, were issued in April 2019.
—chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2019
About 100 Stanford students leafleted on the Peninsula trains, with mixed results, The Chronicle reported.
—Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 9 Oct. 2019
Another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border.
—Fox News, 23 May 2018
Yet another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border.
—Eric Talmadge, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2018
The North quickly matched the South’s action with its own border broadcasts and launches of balloons carrying anti-South Korea leaflets across the border.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
Noun
In leaflets and messages, the military told people to head to areas of al-Mawasi and Khan Younis.
Hamas, which carried out the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war, says cease-fire talks that took place in Cairo this week have come to a standstill.
—Vincent Ni, NPR, 11 May 2024
On Monday morning, Israeli warplanes began to drop leaflets on parts of Rafah, warning those in Rafah Camp, the Brazil Camp and the neighborhoods of Shabura and Zohour to evacuate.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
In December, Israel dropped leaflets on Gaza offering rewards for information about the location of Hamas’ top leadership.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 5 May 2024
On December 1, the Israeli military launched a massive air raid operation on Khan Younis, dropping leaflets into the city telling residents to immediately evacuate.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
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The previous owner of my house left several business cards and leaflets for plumbers, roof specialists, and the like in a few of the drawers.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
After arriving in Khan Yunis, leaflets fell from the sky instructing them to move again.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
The Israeli Air Force was set to begin dropping leaflets on parts of Rafah on Monday, two Israeli sources said, amid preparations for a ground offensive into Gaza’s southernmost city where more than 1 million people are sheltering.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
There was no advice leaflet or support group for VTS, and internet articles were clinical, sparse on detail.
—TIME, 6 Feb. 2024
Verb
Selecting and cutting above a bud eye (or leaflet set) that is outward-facing prompts the rose to grow in an outward direction.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
Workers who favor unionization, by contrast, seldom are allowed even to leaflet on company property.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2022
The rules allowing speeches and leafleting in only one section of the park, as well as the sidewalks, were issued in April 2019.
—chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2019
About 100 Stanford students leafleted on the Peninsula trains, with mixed results, The Chronicle reported.
—Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 9 Oct. 2019
Another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border.
—Fox News, 23 May 2018
Yet another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border.
—Eric Talmadge, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2018
The North quickly matched the South’s action with its own border broadcasts and launches of balloons carrying anti-South Korea leaflets across the border.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
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“Leaflet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaflet. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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leaflet
1 of 2 noun
leaf·let
: a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution
leaflet
2 of 2 intransitive verb
leafleted; leafletted; leafleting or leafletting
: to hand out leaflets
invalidated an ordinance banning all leafleting—David Kairys
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