Thesaurus results for ADS

ads

noun

plural of ad

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 Roughly a quarter of the ads in those districts touch on Iran. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 While the Iran war ads made up about 5% of the total TV spots aired across the competitive races, some contests leaned into the topic heavily. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The Legislature changed state law to ban the government from spending public funds on political ads. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 So far, neither American Conservative Fund nor its subsidiaries are running general election ads on Google or Meta platforms. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026 That includes airing ads that reference Trump on broadcast, cable and streaming nearly 180,000 times, the data shows. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Platforms are increasingly using unskippable 30-second TV-style ads, while numerous creator videos are packed with sponsor segments, product placements and pitches. — William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Super PACs don't face the same pricing disadvantage on digital ads, where campaigns and outside groups compete on more equal footing. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The research also shows how online ads and ad targeting can be abused to enable mass surveillance, despite regulations. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ads

Noun

Around $40 million in Republican spending has gone toward negative advertisements, compared to only around $20 million from Democrats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Around $40 million in Republican spending has gone toward negative advertisements, compared with around $20 million from Democrats.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of advertisements

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But the recent ads differ from many past public service announcements because they aren't aimed at helping members of the public benefit from specific government programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
But the recent ads differ from many past public service announcements in that they aren’t aimed at helping members of the public benefit from specific government programs.

— Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026