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Definition of advertnext
chiefly British

advert

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verb

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Recent Examples of advert
Noun
The data, shared exclusively with CNN, shows that about half of the adverts target Russian-speaking foreigners from post-Soviet countries, while the rest are aimed at African nations, India, Bangladesh, Iraq, Yemen and others. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025 This followed reports that the Israeli Government Advertising Agency had paid for adverts and promoted its contestant, who came second, via state social media accounts. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
The application of this remark will be perceived by adverting to the act of congress for establishing the department of foreign affairs. Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025 Patients on these weight loss drugs are advised to boost their protein consumption in order to advert muscle loss. Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for advert
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advert
Noun
  • The Hannity segment then turned to the online backlash surrounding actor Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans advertisement.
    Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In a separate ruling, in October 2025, the French equalities regulator said Meta’s Facebook algorithm breached France’s anti-discrimination law by displaying different job advertisements to men and women.
    Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The hotline does not solve these problems for callers, but 211 information specialists use the most current local information available to refer callers to service agencies that are most likely to have resources to help.
    Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Forced to scramble, both Telluride and Mountain Village officials referred measures to November’s ballot, asking voters to approve taxes on visitors’ lift tickets.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Since their inception, social media companies have implemented protective measures for users such as filtering bullying comments and enabling minors to opt out of seeing personalized ads.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The ads targeted conservative and swing voters, and touted the measure as a way to reduce crime and homelessness.
    Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Negotiations are expected to officially begin in the first few months of the year, though Deadline hears that all of the guild have already been back channeling with the AMPTP to signal priorities ahead of next year’s talks.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The announcement came on January 5, positioning the robot as one of the most unusual yet thoughtful products at this year’s show.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Kamelya Alexan sat in a ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hilton, awaiting the announcement of the awards at the Beverly Hills Film Festival this spring.
    Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Not to mention the titular bugs, a swarm of blood-invading creatures discovered by her new lover, the mysterious drifter Peter Evans (Namir Smallwood).
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Hafley said Wednesday that having his name being mentioned as a head coaching candidate is flattering and humbling.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The findings suggest that the ice is 20 and 23 km deep at the north-pole with an average of 25 to 28 km globally – slightly deeper than previous estimates obtained using other remote sensing and modeling techniques, as per the release.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Freakier Friday actors Haley Hudson, Manny Jacinto and Sophia Hammons are a terrific trio at Break Room 86 in Los Angeles, while celebrating the upcoming release of the film on Disney+.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Some will laugh at the suggestion and scroll through their social media apps to find a clip to point at and chortle.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Throughout training camp, and even into the regular season, there were many speculating that the Browns weren’t giving Sanders a fair shot at earning the right to start under center, and fingers started to point at the head coach.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Advert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advert. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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