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chiefly British

advert

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of advert
Noun
From $50,000 per night Photo : Courtesy of Marina Bay Sands Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Images of Marina Bay Sands’s sloping towers are splashed across every Singapore advert around the globe. Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025 The phishing campaign employs malicious adverts that have been created to impersonate PayPal and display the official PayPal website, the report revealed. Davey Winder, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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 While the Village’s official range for the position is anywhere from $105,000 to $157,000, the Village is adverting a new hire’s annual salary at $137,000 for finance director and $3,000 for treasurer. Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for advert
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advert
Noun
  • By using the tag, businesses and other organizations can later target advertisements on LinkedIn to consumers that have already shown interest in their products or services.
    CalMatters, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • That meant, officially at least, no advertisements, gifts or cuts of merchandise sold by schools, even jerseys with their name on the back.
    Cornell Watson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • An article on Monday about two Times journalists following Paul Revere’s famous route referred incorrectly to Arlington, Mass.
    New York Times, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • When reached for comment, a General Motors spokesperson referred the Star-Telegram to information released by the American Automotive Policy Council.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On the content-side, Mattison noted that metadata tagging has grown so sophisticated that ads can be tailored to individual scenes within a show: If a scene is set in a kitchen, for example, the subsequent ad break might feature one of the appliances in the room.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike long-form YouTube content, where ads can be inserted throughout, short clips offer limited space for advertisers.
    Lisa Setyon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators has declined for three consecutive months, signaling further economic deterioration.
    Russ Wiles, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The announcement signals the federal government’s most aggressive step yet toward aligning American food safety with global health standards.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lucas Bravo is taking the season seriously, heading to social media April 30 to treat fans to an Instagram-official announcement of his relationship with fellow actor Shailene Woodley.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Trump’s social media announcement caps a day of speculation that the president was planning to push Waltz out of his administration altogether.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Increasingly, he was mentioned as a candidate for national office.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • And what about the lawn mowers Van Hollen mentioned?
    Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Another documentary about Combs produced by 50 Cent is in the works for Netflix, without a confirmed release date.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The group would ultimately split in 2007, though Townsend had already embarked upon a prolific solo career by this point, with releases under the Devin Townsend Project and Casualties of Cool monikers also arriving over the years.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the defense claimed Read dropped O'Keefe off and then a fight broke out inside the home, pointing the finger at several other potential suspects.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Another thought is, well, could the dwarf galaxies on our side of M31 be literally pointing at the culprit?
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Advert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advert. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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