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verb

past tense of advertise

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Recent Examples of advertised
Adjective
The advertised jackpot is enormous, but after the lump-sum haircut, taxes and fees, the take‑home number is much lower. Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 The medium-lift rocket has an advertised payload capacity of 3 metric tons in fully reusable mode. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 Several passengers said the cruise line should simply build gratuities into the advertised fare, rather than charging them separately. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Plaintiffs alleged some advertised promotions continued beyond those deadlines, making the subject lines misleading under Washington law. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 July 2026 An 864Wh battery provides an advertised range of up to 80 miles under ideal riding conditions, while 20-by-4-inch fat tires and front and rear suspension help create a more comfortable ride over gravel and uneven roads. New Atlas, 22 July 2026 What shoppers should do Experts say the best approach is to ignore the advertised discount and focus on the actual price of the item. Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Several tests by Finland’s VTT Technical Research Center could not confirm the advertised energy density or the long cycle life. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026 Based on advertised pricing, Charter is $30/month less for its 1 Gbps tier, and even lower for its 500 Mbps offering, resulting in potential savings of $35/month. Javier Palomarez, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Verb
The Springboks scrum was better than advertised until props Ox Nché and Wilco Louw were substituted. ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 Rams rookie quarterback Ty Simpson might assume the transition to the NFL will be a little easier than advertised — because the Chiefs made his job too easy. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 Citing its investigation, the watchdog said 48 percent of the promotions were actually price increases, 40 percent were not real price deductions, and seven percent had a lower discount than advertised. Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 Puck did not provide a list to Vanity Fair, but sponsors have included Starbucks, Saks Fifth Avenue, and American Express; Burberry and Rolex have advertised in Line Sheet. Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 Simple, Effective, and Surprisingly Useful The Tab Grouping feature also works as advertised. Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 The school has already advertised for subcontractor bids and hopes to break ground next month. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Later that night, Mandan hosted the Prairie Pyro-Musical—explosions accompanied by a soundtrack of patriotic and pop music—which was advertised as the biggest fireworks display in North Dakota’s history. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Within urban communities Hoodoo became increasingly commercialized, its ritual material distributed through supply houses, sold in stores, and advertised in the growing African American media. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advertised
Adjective
  • 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
  • The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.
    Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lenti Ponsetto, after 18 years leading DePaul athletics—and 42 years overall at the private Big East school—announced her retirement in June 2020, just six weeks after Conviser filed her initial suit in Cook County court.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her resignation shortly after the airplane-swap incident.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Its proclaimed intention was not merely to change the ways of art and literature but to transform life itself.
    Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Yesterday, OpenAI president Greg Brockman published an essay called The Defender’s Window, using the Hugging Face incident as his opening example.
    Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Right Now, published by Random House, and is a contributor to The Washington Post, Food & Wine, Saveur and Delish.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Federal prohibition still locks plant-touching brands out of Meta, Google, most broadcast and print channels, and, sometimes, even basic financial plumbing.
    Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In separate filings, both media outlets raised questions as to the validity of the NFL’s broadcast antitrust exemption, a provision established under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Experts believe the virus was spreading in the mining town of Mongbwalu as early as February, months before authorities declared the outbreak on May 15.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The new totals come some three months since the outbreak was declared on May 15.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Rodriguez was the heralded second-round pick who starred as the signal caller for the Texas Tech defense in 2025.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • He’s also quietly invested in his teammates, a less heralded aspect of his career that has especially benefited a couple of younger Commanders linemen.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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