commercial break
noun
: the time when advertisements are broadcast during a radio or television program
We'll be back after the commercial break.
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The moment that altered the Chiefs’ season — maybe saved the Chiefs’ season — arrived during a commercial break, with a three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback stuck on the sideline and a running back in the midst of slamming his helmet on the bench.
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Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
Netflix returned from a commercial break after the huge opening match and revealed some of the celebrities on hand for the big event in NYC.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
The first quarter of Game 3 had just ended; when the coverage resumed after a commercial break, the Heat were killing the Bulls, 33–19!
—Dan Beck, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
When the show returned from a commercial break, Consuelos and Ripa transformed into Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, with the set mirroring the set of Kelce's podcast, New Heights, on which Swift announced earlier this year the title of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
Netflix returned from a commercial break after the huge opening match and revealed some of the celebrities on hand for the big event in NYC.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
The first quarter of Game 3 had just ended; when the coverage resumed after a commercial break, the Heat were killing the Bulls, 33–19!
—Dan Beck, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
When the show returned from a commercial break, Consuelos and Ripa transformed into Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, with the set mirroring the set of Kelce's podcast, New Heights, on which Swift announced earlier this year the title of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Commercial break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20break. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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