ads

Definition of adsnext
plural of ad

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Recent Examples of ads Cornyn's campaign spent almost $600,000, and Paxton's campaign spent more than $500,000 on television ads, the firm reported — though a spokesman for the Paxton campaign said the number was closer to $1 million. James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026 The Colorado Restaurant Association, which supports the bill, has also spent several thousand dollars on digital ads backing SB-134. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 May 2026 Voters will probably be bombarded with political ads and arguments from opposing sides as the battle intensifies. Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 This includes online ads, bill inserts, posts on social media and public notices. Irene Wright, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Platner had already been pivoting toward the general election, focusing his stump speech more on Collins, while a pro-Collins super PAC has spent $2 million in attack ads against him. Julia Terruso, Time, 30 Apr. 2026 Marketers are also turning to AI to create realistic-looking models and to make ads for their products. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 In 2004, for example, Dell and Gateway computer companies were criticized for using stock images showing the same model from apparently one photoshoot for their back-to-school promotional ads. Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026 As usual, digital ads fueled by Google’s dominant search engine propelled the growth as revenue from those operations shot up 16% from last year’s first quarter. ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ads
Noun
  • Obama raised millions of dollars, produced a raft of advertisements, and took the unusual step of endorsing dozens of candidates for state legislative office.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • San Diego had the most open advertisements, with 1,727.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The action layer Into that gap, ServiceNow dropped a suite of announcements.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • And make public announcements that refund checks and other assessor information would be available at City Hall (or wherever).
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026

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“Ads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ads. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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