ads

plural of ad

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Recent Examples of ads In Florida’s Democratic Senate primary, Nixon had raised under $1 million and spent just $50,000 on digital ads. Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026 The campaign featured billboard ads and a video spot showing Kylie simply enjoying wearing the glasses, without necessarily highlighting their practical features. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Wahab overcame late intervention from the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, which spent millions of dollars on ads to try to defeat her and boost opponent Melissa Hernandez. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 A lot of people were finding TikTok organically, but in addition to that TikTok was promoting itself on ads on Instagram and Snapchat. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 But in producing and posting videos that feel very much like ads for Higgsfield, both creators left portions of their audiences feeling alienated. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026 Those insights can quickly strengthen website copy, ads and sales messaging, often delivering greater ROI than using AI simply to produce more content. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Alongside ads for a multitude of products such as cars and shampoo, the giant billboards have become familiar sights to the people of Tehran in recent years. Max Butterworth, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026 But critics argue that many of these ads are purposefully created to be deceptive — especially deepfakes that seek to use someone else’s likeness and put words in their mouth. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ads
Noun
  • In the age of on-demand viewership, sports broadcasts are one of the only things people will watch with advertisements.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly half to 65% of the organization's budget comes from taxpayers via the Department of Defense, and the rest comes from commercial revenue streams like subscriptions and advertisements.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Employees compare announcements with what happens inside the company.
    Raoul Davis, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues a summer of big announcements.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Ads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ads. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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