handbill
noun
hand·bill
ˈhan(d)-ˌbil 
: a small printed sheet to be distributed (as for advertising) by hand
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Some Quakers responded by pragmatically going along with the thanksgiving days, while others distributed handbills attempting to explain to their neighbors that their objection was religious rather than political.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 Nov. 2025
Nearly 300 items are on display from the extensive collection of Bill Guardino, a San Jose native who has been collecting posters, handbills, records, underground newspapers and other artifacts of the time for more than five decades.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Tools, such as pliers, wrenches, hammers, screw drivers, etc.
Pamphlets, flyers, handbills, etc.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
Pamphlets, flyers and handbills unless approved by management.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 24 Nov. 2025
Nearly 300 items are on display from the extensive collection of Bill Guardino, a San Jose native who has been collecting posters, handbills, records, underground newspapers and other artifacts of the time for more than five decades.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Tools, such as pliers, wrenches, hammers, screw drivers, etc.
Pamphlets, flyers, handbills, etc.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
Pamphlets, flyers and handbills unless approved by management.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Handbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbill. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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handbill
noun
hand·bill
-ˌbil
: a printed sheet to be distributed by hand
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