as in advertisements
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 ads
Both of those are on the Criterion Channel and are also up for free on Plex with ads.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Mike Cook, head of fraud insights at Socure, said new account sign-ups surged alongside the six pre-game Super Bowl ads for sports books, almost to the minute.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Claude, Anthropic’s chatbot, released multiple ads earlier this month mocking OpenAI for its decision to display ads on ChatGPT.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
OpenAI recently started testing ads in its ChatGPT chatbot in the US, betting that advertising is the fastest way to make money off users that won’t buy premium subscriptions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Last week, Paxton’s allies began running ads portraying Hunt as insufficiently conservative and too close to Democrats.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Anthropic aired ads at Sunday's Super Bowl taking a dig at OpenAI's decision to begin testing ads on ChatGPT.
—Arjun Kharpal,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The ads were full of bros, burgers and bikinis.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Domnhall Gleeson plays her formerly sad love interest, and Lewis Capaldi is a mall photographer, while Greta Lee and Jodie Turner-Smith make small appearances in television ads.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Mike Cook, head of fraud insights at Socure, said new account sign-ups surged alongside the six pre-game Super Bowl ads for sports books, almost to the minute.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Claude, Anthropic’s chatbot, released multiple ads earlier this month mocking OpenAI for its decision to display ads on ChatGPT.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
OpenAI recently started testing ads in its ChatGPT chatbot in the US, betting that advertising is the fastest way to make money off users that won’t buy premium subscriptions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Last week, Paxton’s allies began running ads portraying Hunt as insufficiently conservative and too close to Democrats.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Anthropic aired ads at Sunday's Super Bowl taking a dig at OpenAI's decision to begin testing ads on ChatGPT.
—Arjun Kharpal,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
The ads were full of bros, burgers and bikinis.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Domnhall Gleeson plays her formerly sad love interest, and Lewis Capaldi is a mall photographer, while Greta Lee and Jodie Turner-Smith make small appearances in television ads.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ads
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This website uses cookies Our Properties use cookies for the performance and functionality of our sites, to personalize content and advertisements, to provide social media features, for analytics, and to provide you with a better experience.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
13 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic used Super Bowl ads to mock OpenAI’s plans to inject advertisements into ChatGPT conversations, sparking debate about chatbots delivering ads.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Trump has previewed major funding announcements for the meeting, including billions of dollars for Gaza’s rebuilding.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The whole gang looked so excited watching the nomination announcements on that viral video.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Ads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ads. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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