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
Unlike long-form YouTube content, where ads can be inserted throughout, short clips offer limited space for advertisers.
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Lisa Setyon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Some of the biggest challenges vertical marketplaces face include:
High customer acquisition costs – Winning over B2B buyers isn’t as simple as running a Facebook ad.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Companies have embraced the red, green and white of the Mexican flag in ad campaigns.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Setyon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Some of the biggest challenges vertical marketplaces face include:
High customer acquisition costs – Winning over B2B buyers isn’t as simple as running a Facebook ad.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Companies have embraced the red, green and white of the Mexican flag in ad campaigns.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ad
Noun
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All told, the plaintiffs offer nearly 200 pages of allegations regarding celebrities and influencers who, among other things, lent their NIL, appeared at glitzy events, and were featured in advertisements and social media posts that encouraged fans to invest.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 May 2025
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An advertisement for an accident attorney—oh, what my life could have been.—
Allegra Leal,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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The announcement comes weeks after UnitedHealth reported its first quarterly earnings miss since 2008 and slashed its annual profit forecast.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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“Ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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