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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Uno, a 31-year-old professional model from the Bronx, starred in a Nike advertisement directed by Josh Safdie that aired on TV during the first postgame commercial break.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Throughout the episode, Whoopi Goldberg struggled to cut to commercial break, repeatedly having to cut off her co-hosts in heated interactions with the vice president.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 June 2026
Goldberg shouted after Navarro attempted to continue a question before a commercial break.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
As first reported by Awful Announcing, during the second half of the game ESPN cut to a routine commercial break.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 June 2026
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Throughout the episode, Whoopi Goldberg struggled to cut to commercial break, repeatedly having to cut off her co-hosts in heated interactions with the vice president.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 June 2026
Goldberg shouted after Navarro attempted to continue a question before a commercial break.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
As first reported by Awful Announcing, during the second half of the game ESPN cut to a routine commercial break.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 June 2026
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“Commercial break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20break. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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