ads

plural of ad

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Recent Examples of ads The company scrambled to placate the brands with new demonetization policies, stripping ads from huge batches of videos. Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026 Many people had no idea OpenAI was considering bringing ads to ChatGPT, so the punchline landed flat—perhaps indicative of the wider cultural disconnect between Silicon Valley and everyone else. Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026 Digital ads, social media campaigns and flashy promotions chase immediate foot traffic. Joseph Edgar, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The ads are visible in shots of the rocket's rollout on July 11, published here and here via NASA's Flickr account. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 17 July 2026 Republican ads broadcast during Senate races in Ohio, Texas and Alaska and gubernatorial contests in New York and Iowa are already starting to target Democrats. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 July 2026 Live programming also plays a big part in Netflix’s burgeoning ads business. Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 July 2026 Executives have bet that consumers tired of rising monthly subscriptions would be willing to watch ads in exchange for free content. Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 July 2026 The organization, which isn’t allowed to directly collaborate with Brattin, has flooded the airwaves with ads for the candidate and negative ads on Burks. Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ads
Noun
  • Those include a partnership with the official prediction market sponsor of the World Cup, ADI Predictstreet, to feature co-branding advertisements in stadiums.
    Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • Ignore those advertisements touting the benefits of supplements claiming to address the need for extra protein or vitamins presurgery.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • Both iOS 27 and macOS 27 should be seen as Apple’s first significant move (albeit 30 months after the first announcements at WWDC 2024).
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Coleman said the company is in development on a handful of projects with announcements coming over the next couple of months.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026

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“Ads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ads. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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