advertising
noun
ad·ver·tis·ing
ˈad-vər-ˌtī-ziŋ 
1
: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements
2
: advertisements
a magazine full of advertising
3
: the business of preparing advertisements for publication or broadcast
looking for a job in advertising
Examples of advertising in a Sentence
He is looking for a job in advertising.
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Those artists were ironic and aloof, treating advertising and mass-media imagery as expressions of a broader fug of celebrity and consumerism.
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The newsmagazine generated between $67 million and $69 million in advertising revenue in both 2024 and 2025 according to data from iSpot, and commanded the 11th biggest haul of ad dollars of any show on CBS last year.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026
Among other topics covered by Wang and Katwala at SXSW London — taking place across Shoreditch from June 1-6 — was rethinking the lucrative advertising model so that the money is invested back into the community, and not simply used to manufacture attention, as well as AI.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
For Popeyes, the partnership signals how major fast food brands are increasingly marketing through lifestyle and culture rather than traditional advertising alone.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The newsmagazine generated between $67 million and $69 million in advertising revenue in both 2024 and 2025 according to data from iSpot, and commanded the 11th biggest haul of ad dollars of any show on CBS last year.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026
Among other topics covered by Wang and Katwala at SXSW London — taking place across Shoreditch from June 1-6 — was rethinking the lucrative advertising model so that the money is invested back into the community, and not simply used to manufacture attention, as well as AI.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
For Popeyes, the partnership signals how major fast food brands are increasingly marketing through lifestyle and culture rather than traditional advertising alone.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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“Advertising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advertising. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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