as in announced
to make known openly or publicly
I wouldn't advertise my bad credit rating to the whole world if I were you
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Recent Examples of advertised
Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Airlines must include mandatory taxes and fees in advertised prices.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The ‘Jinx’ The Greatest Show on Turf was not an advertised world tour, but rather an exhibition that unexpectedly revolutionized NFL offenses.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Parking gates will close 30 minutes before the advertised closing times of the ticket gates, according to the Lebanon Police Department.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
Pinch-hitting for advertised guest Teyana Taylor, who stars in the upcoming feature One Battle After Another with Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro, and who canceled due to unexpected vocal surgery, was The White Lotus‘ Emmy-nominated Natasha Rothwell.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Freshman phenom Darryn Peterson looks to be as good as advertised on the basketball court.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Three variants were listed, ranging from 3 to 32 megajoules of energy capacity, with the system advertised as capable of intercepting both cruise and ballistic missiles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The properties would still be publicly advertised and appraised to determine fair market value.
—Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Coupled to a 6-speed manual transmission, the inline 6-cylinder developed about 330 hp, though it was conservatively advertised as having only 276 hp.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
The museum embraces the town’s unique role as a final home after one’s life, showcasing everything from early-20th-century embalming equipment to the tombstones of 19th-century San Francisco residents — once sold in a Santa Cruz consignment shop and advertised as Halloween decorations.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
These work as advertised, but aren't especially exciting.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
And as advertised in the single’s catchy hook, Tyla did put them in Chanel by gifting everyone Chanel compact mirrors that could be customized with an engraving.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
The organization monitors thousands of hotels and actually has a way for travelers to submit complaints in the event their experience does not match an advertised star ranking.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Airlines must include mandatory taxes and fees in advertised prices.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The ‘Jinx’ The Greatest Show on Turf was not an advertised world tour, but rather an exhibition that unexpectedly revolutionized NFL offenses.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Parking gates will close 30 minutes before the advertised closing times of the ticket gates, according to the Lebanon Police Department.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
Pinch-hitting for advertised guest Teyana Taylor, who stars in the upcoming feature One Battle After Another with Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro, and who canceled due to unexpected vocal surgery, was The White Lotus‘ Emmy-nominated Natasha Rothwell.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Tesla has created impactful vehicles and software, but are its Full Self-Driving features really as safe as advertised?
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Freshman phenom Darryn Peterson looks to be as good as advertised on the basketball court.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Three variants were listed, ranging from 3 to 32 megajoules of energy capacity, with the system advertised as capable of intercepting both cruise and ballistic missiles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The properties would still be publicly advertised and appraised to determine fair market value.
—Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Coupled to a 6-speed manual transmission, the inline 6-cylinder developed about 330 hp, though it was conservatively advertised as having only 276 hp.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
The museum embraces the town’s unique role as a final home after one’s life, showcasing everything from early-20th-century embalming equipment to the tombstones of 19th-century San Francisco residents — once sold in a Santa Cruz consignment shop and advertised as Halloween decorations.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
These work as advertised, but aren't especially exciting.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
And as advertised in the single’s catchy hook, Tyla did put them in Chanel by gifting everyone Chanel compact mirrors that could be customized with an engraving.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advertised
Verb
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The Little Rock Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday morning that left one person dead and another injured, the agency announced in a social media post.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Close to a million voters cast their ballots before the Democrats announced their plan, while the redistricting session took delegates off the trail during the final full week of campaigning.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The first guidebooks, published by Baedeker, were for Switzerland, late in the nineteenth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Vonn declared her initial refusal to visit the White House in December 2017, just ahead of the 2018 Pyeonchang Winter Olympics.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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This marks the second time in two decades that the US has declared genocide in Sudan.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That is obviously not what Dallas had in mind when Jones proclaimed the deal shipping Parsons to Green Bay made the Cowboys more equipped to defend against the run.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In retrospect, the MP-4 was brilliant, proof of the concept that carbon—not plastics, as proclaimed in The Graduate—was the key to the future.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Going Dutch, which is wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, is an outgrowth of Leary’s broadcast direct deal with the company.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Above all, broadcast hero stories internally; behavior follows narrative.—
Jim Stevenson,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Elle Evans led the women’s team with 11 points, while heralded freshman newcomer Darryn Peterson paced the men’s squad, also with 11.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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That was good for ninth in all of baseball, ahead of other more heralded first basemen like Freddie Freeman, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Matt Olson and Bryce Harper.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Advertised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advertised. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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