ads

plural of ad

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Recent Examples of ads Two ads promoting Converse’s global Chuck 70 X campaign came under fire. Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 The ads for online gambling can seem as ubiquitous as the score, luring legions into a new scourge of addiction. Tracy Weber, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026 Especially for the majority of streaming players now selling ads along with subscriptions, scale is crucial. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Backed by Sony Pictures Television, the venture is a chance to get the IP available to Sony TV (and the ads that can be tied to it) in front of a massive audience that is usually spending their time on gaming consoles, well, gaming. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Her campaign itself has just $42,000 reserved for traditional TV ads. Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 But new ads for retatrutide continued showing up on Facebook, including ones that direct consumers to questionnaires hosted by Remedora. Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Talarico has favored higher taxes on wealthier households and the two ads seek to portray him as seeking tax hikes more broadly while claiming that Paxton would give tax breaks to first-time homebuyers and families with children. Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 Still, Democrats ran almost twice as many ads as Republicans — 127 compared to 67 — and spread their messaging across more states and races. Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ads
Noun
  • These are regulated by state gambling commissioners and subject to the state-level laws around advertisements and consumer protections, explains former SEC commissioner Joseph Grundfest.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At first, his tracks were posted anonymously on SoundCloud, as a way to separate the art from the dozens of images of him seasonally plastered in Supreme advertisements.
    Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Mega-scale contract wins, which include announcements matching the scope of the recent $1 billion Phoenix semiconductor complex, should help boost the stock and cement Linde's market share dominance.
    Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Its flurry of Project Jupiter announcements on September 8 included the promise to set up a public dashboard for community members to view data related to the data center’s air, noise, heat, light, and water.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Ads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ads. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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