personal ad
noun
: a short message in a special section of a newspaper, magazine, etc., that is written by someone who is interested in forming a friendly or romantic relationship with someone else
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For both purveyors and consumers of personal ad romance, the effectiveness of flirting in column inches has not yet been proved.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In a shift from the usual historical Facebook posts about the cemetery’s occupants, Tammen shared an online personal ad seeking Blossom’s next lifelong mate in February.
—Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
Promising drug could provide alternative to statins, new study finds A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2023
Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In a shift from the usual historical Facebook posts about the cemetery’s occupants, Tammen shared an online personal ad seeking Blossom’s next lifelong mate in February.
—Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
Promising drug could provide alternative to statins, new study finds A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2023
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“Personal ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20ad. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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