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
Political operatives in both parties expect the ruling to accelerate the flow of money into campaigns and intensify the barrage of television and digital ads that already dominate election season.
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David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
In the past year, marketing for Freedom 250, the group organizing events for the semiquincentennial, has covered the city, becoming nearly as ubiquitous as the ads for the defense-technology company Anduril.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
The couple didn’t want to miss out on time with grandkids growing up and started to look at online ads for apartments.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Further, large companies often profit from ads that appeal to young people.
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Emma Fenske,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Publicly available versions of the American Mission ads for Donalds do not mention AI anywhere in them.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
The brand has since launched into products, games, foods, ads, and even web series.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Selling cloud services typically requires building a big enterprise sales and support team, and the margins can't match what Meta generates from ads.
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Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Server-side ads can have differing volumes due to companies using various encoding pipelines.
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Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
In the past year, marketing for Freedom 250, the group organizing events for the semiquincentennial, has covered the city, becoming nearly as ubiquitous as the ads for the defense-technology company Anduril.
—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
The couple didn’t want to miss out on time with grandkids growing up and started to look at online ads for apartments.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Further, large companies often profit from ads that appeal to young people.
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Emma Fenske,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Publicly available versions of the American Mission ads for Donalds do not mention AI anywhere in them.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
The brand has since launched into products, games, foods, ads, and even web series.
—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Selling cloud services typically requires building a big enterprise sales and support team, and the margins can't match what Meta generates from ads.
—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Server-side ads can have differing volumes due to companies using various encoding pipelines.
—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ads
Noun
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Several speakers at Wednesday's board meeting took issue with advertisements for the Museum of Sex appearing on city buses, arguing children shouldn't be exposed to them on their daily commute.
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The attention-grabbing bottles could be anywhere from 12 inches (for a countertop) to over 24 inches (for a display window) tall and acted as de facto advertisements enticing customers to smell the scents their smaller bottles contained.
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The omissions come after announcements by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier this year that his agency was designating microplastics and pharmaceuticals priority contaminants for testing.
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This is one of the first announcements WhatsApp has made after appointing a new CEO.
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“Ads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ads. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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