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verb

past tense of advertise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of advertised
Adjective
This means melatonin supplements can contain significantly more of the active ingredient than advertised or necessary, as well as harmful hidden additives. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025 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
Verb
Nine people were hurt when a shooting broke out at an Airbnb birthday party advertised on social media, Ohio authorities say. Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025 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 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
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
  • 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
  • Energy Minister Abbas Alibadi also announced that water supplies will be cut off on some evenings to refill reservoirs, urging citizens to reduce consumption by 20% to avoid rationing.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The pair announced their engagement on October 5, 2025, with a joint Instagram post of what appeared to be an engagement shoot with photos of Destiny showing glimpses of her new rock.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The book—published on this fateful day by American Girl, the company that had long furnished me with the beloved plastic dolls and accompanying literature that taught me simplistic and sanitized stories about our nation’s history—was called The Care and Keeping of You.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • 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, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • During that entire time, the fans demanded Harrison be fired and pundits declared that the Mavericks had just made a potentially franchise killing move.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • His three-day trial in October ended with a hung jury, and 4th District Judge Patrick Miller declared a mistrial.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The name stuck and the 1901 show was gladly proclaimed the Great American Royal cattle show.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The country’s electoral authority, stacked with Maduro sympathizers, proclaimed him the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging, which the government denied.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Above all, broadcast hero stories internally; behavior follows narrative.
    Jim Stevenson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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