infomercial
noun
in·fo·mer·cial
ˈin-(ˌ)fō-ˌmər-shəl 
-fə-
: a television program that is an extended advertisement often including a discussion or demonstration
Examples of infomercial in a Sentence
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The show was framed as news, but sounded to me more like an hour-long infomercial.
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Lisa Shah, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
The pitchman Anthony Sullivan, from OxiClean’s infomercials, also happened to be at the game.
—Adam Elder, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The top entry, a site called All Business Network, was accused of being a stealth infomercial.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
This promises to be a great infomercial for the Big Ten for 2024, but in this case the Wolverines learn the lessons from last year's loss to the Horned Frogs.
—Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
Indeed, Fox Nation on Wednesday unveiled a new series led by Miller that looks at infomercials.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
The actress was also known for her 1990s infomercials for the ThighMaster exercise equipment, which was meant to be placed between one’s knees and squeezed to tone the thighs.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2023
By that point, Somers was an extremely wealthy woman, with a personal multi-million-dollar business empire (overseen with her husband, former game show host Alan Hamel) built on her ubiquitous TV infomercials for the ThighMaster.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
Doubling as a fitness personality in the ’90s, Somers starred in the infomercial for at-home workout device the ThighMaster.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
Lisa Shah, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
The pitchman Anthony Sullivan, from OxiClean’s infomercials, also happened to be at the game.
—Adam Elder, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The top entry, a site called All Business Network, was accused of being a stealth infomercial.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
This promises to be a great infomercial for the Big Ten for 2024, but in this case the Wolverines learn the lessons from last year's loss to the Horned Frogs.
—Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
Indeed, Fox Nation on Wednesday unveiled a new series led by Miller that looks at infomercials.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
The actress was also known for her 1990s infomercials for the ThighMaster exercise equipment, which was meant to be placed between one’s knees and squeezed to tone the thighs.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2023
By that point, Somers was an extremely wealthy woman, with a personal multi-million-dollar business empire (overseen with her husband, former game show host Alan Hamel) built on her ubiquitous TV infomercials for the ThighMaster.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
Doubling as a fitness personality in the ’90s, Somers starred in the infomercial for at-home workout device the ThighMaster.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
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“Infomercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infomercial. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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