as in advertisement
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
did you see the ads in the paper for cheap round-trip flights to Florida?
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Recent Examples of ad
Roku is built on ads, not hardware Because Roku is an ad-centric streaming platform, its long-term ability to balance non-obtrusive ads with its need to sell enough ads to keep business running is questionable.
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ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
That newsroom survived not on ads or subscriptions, but on foreign aid—largely from the United States.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The Times published a correction the next morning, acknowledging the lack of any link between Palin's ad and Gifford's shooting.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
Rodriguez, who hired four people, faced criticism for bringing in two people who did ad work for his unsuccessful, 2022 mayoral bid and one who led a local Democratic club that endorsed him for District 2 days after signing a consulting contract with Rodriguez’s office.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
That newsroom survived not on ads or subscriptions, but on foreign aid—largely from the United States.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The Times published a correction the next morning, acknowledging the lack of any link between Palin's ad and Gifford's shooting.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
Rodriguez, who hired four people, faced criticism for bringing in two people who did ad work for his unsuccessful, 2022 mayoral bid and one who led a local Democratic club that endorsed him for District 2 days after signing a consulting contract with Rodriguez’s office.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ad
Noun
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By using the tag, businesses and other organizations can later target advertisements on LinkedIn to consumers that have already shown interest in their products or services.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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That meant, officially at least, no advertisements, gifts or cuts of merchandise sold by schools, even jerseys with their name on the back.—
Cornell Watson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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What to Know Putin's announcement came in a Telegram post on the Kremlin's official channel.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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After the announcement, Zelenskyy posted on X that air raid alerts were ringing out across Ukraine, adding that Russian attack drones were detected in the skies.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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