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
In 2024, CarShield paid $10 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that its ads were deceptive and that customers discovered many repairs were not covered.
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Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Democrats seized on the remark as dismissive of vulnerable Iowans, rolling out digital ads that replayed the clip to highlight the stakes of the GOP’s sweeping tax and immigration bill.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Those $1 billion-plus prizes on all the ads only pay out that much, in total, if the winner chooses to receive their winnings in the form of a smaller annual payment spread out over decades – which virtually no one does.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The other benefits included in the new program include; access to exclusive Prime events and deals; Prime Video (with ads); Prime Reading; access to third-party benefits; digital content such as audio books, eBooks, games and more.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
However, RedZone host Scott Hanson’s mention of ads while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show Wednesday sparked Reddit rancor and X acrimony, with some number of fans coming to believe—falsely—that the ads would be more disruptive than those trials and that ESPN was behind the change.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fans will reportedly hear the audio from the ads while watching the action simultaneously.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Google’s Gemini integration fuels ads perched just above search results—personalized but not quite campaign-specific yet.
—Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump has weighed in on several company branding controversies, including Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ads and Bud Light's partnership with Dylan Mulvaney.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Democrats seized on the remark as dismissive of vulnerable Iowans, rolling out digital ads that replayed the clip to highlight the stakes of the GOP’s sweeping tax and immigration bill.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Those $1 billion-plus prizes on all the ads only pay out that much, in total, if the winner chooses to receive their winnings in the form of a smaller annual payment spread out over decades – which virtually no one does.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The other benefits included in the new program include; access to exclusive Prime events and deals; Prime Video (with ads); Prime Reading; access to third-party benefits; digital content such as audio books, eBooks, games and more.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
However, RedZone host Scott Hanson’s mention of ads while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show Wednesday sparked Reddit rancor and X acrimony, with some number of fans coming to believe—falsely—that the ads would be more disruptive than those trials and that ESPN was behind the change.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fans will reportedly hear the audio from the ads while watching the action simultaneously.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Google’s Gemini integration fuels ads perched just above search results—personalized but not quite campaign-specific yet.
—Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump has weighed in on several company branding controversies, including Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ads and Bud Light's partnership with Dylan Mulvaney.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ads
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She was featured in Vogue Italia in September 2012, and has modeled in multiple advertisements in the years since, including Topshop, Inez and Lands' End.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The campaign will be supported across social media, cable TV placements, out-of-home advertisements across the Chief’s hometown of Kansas City, a partnership with the NFL’s The Ringer podcast and takeovers within fantasy sports content.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Reports have surfaced that USA Cricket has reversed its termination, but there has been no official announcements.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The report noted previous announcements that HHS, the NIH and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are studying the causes of autism.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ads. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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