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
What To Know OpenMinds said that Russia had increased its contract military recruitment in 2025, with a 40 percent year-on-year increase in social media ads, especially on the social network VK, during the first half of 2025.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Since Amazon first rolled out 30-second spots on Prime Video in January 2024, the streaming platform has slowly begun siphoning ad revenue from the linear TV market.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Sherrill has pinned the blame on the Republican candidate’s campaign, going so far as to run an ad attacking Ciattarelli over the issue.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Ryan and Crystal also reunited earlier this year, recreating their iconic Katz’s Deli scene for Hellmann's Super Bowl ad.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Since Amazon first rolled out 30-second spots on Prime Video in January 2024, the streaming platform has slowly begun siphoning ad revenue from the linear TV market.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Sherrill has pinned the blame on the Republican candidate’s campaign, going so far as to run an ad attacking Ciattarelli over the issue.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Ryan and Crystal also reunited earlier this year, recreating their iconic Katz’s Deli scene for Hellmann's Super Bowl ad.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ad
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Centuries later, despite sanitary napkins existing before television was invented, advertisements of such items were banned from TV until 1972 in the United States.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The company even purchased advertisements in The Philadelphia Inquirer to highlight its achievements.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The announcement was made by Andy Yeatman, CEO of Miraculous Corp USA and global operations.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Scott took to Instagram to make the announcement official with a photoshoot awaiting the arrival of her first baby in 2026.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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