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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During football’s biggest night on Sunday, a teaser for the Netflix film, titled The Adventures of Cliff Booth, dropped during a commercial break during the first quarter of the game.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
After a commercial break, Wyche appeared to have permission to speak freely.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
At the 2026 Grammy Awards, Kahan partnered with Mastercard to premiere the official music video for the anthemic track during Mastercard’s Grammy Awards commercial break.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
After the duo appeared in two preliminary teasers, the final ad in the campaign features Stiller and Boone singing about banana ripeness in a faux-'80s broadcast, and will air during a commercial break at the Super Bowl.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
After a commercial break, Wyche appeared to have permission to speak freely.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
At the 2026 Grammy Awards, Kahan partnered with Mastercard to premiere the official music video for the anthemic track during Mastercard’s Grammy Awards commercial break.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
After the duo appeared in two preliminary teasers, the final ad in the campaign features Stiller and Boone singing about banana ripeness in a faux-'80s broadcast, and will air during a commercial break at the Super Bowl.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Commercial break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20break. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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