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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Every commercial break in this game should be nothing but antidepressant ads.
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
After Hines left the table and the show returned from a commercial break, Goldberg addressed the audience over the tone of the interview.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Vance tried to say something more, but Stephanopoulos talked over him and went to a commercial break.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Score to be revealed after the commercial break.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
After Hines left the table and the show returned from a commercial break, Goldberg addressed the audience over the tone of the interview.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Vance tried to say something more, but Stephanopoulos talked over him and went to a commercial break.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Score to be revealed after the commercial break.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Commercial break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20break. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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