advertisement

noun

ˌad-vər-ˈtīz-mənt How to pronounce advertisement (audio)
Definition of advertisementnext
as in ad
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest an advertisement for special low fares to Florida and Cancún during spring break

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Recent Examples of advertisement Many visitors will have first encountered some of the artists in vintage magazines, books and even advertisements, and much of the art is filled with wonder and hope. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Even when being taken into custody that day, Davis couldn’t resist making an advertisement for himself. — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Businesses optimize websites, advertisements and landing pages to encourage purchases, registrations or inquiries as quickly as possible. — Ramesh Tambe, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 To promote the new club, Good Good shared an advertisement in which co-founder Garrett Clark shoved a female member of the brand to the ground. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for advertisement
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  2. announcement
  3. release
  4. advertising
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  • Aflac initially gained a bigger profile after introducing its duck mascot in 1999, in ads crafted by Kaplan Thaler Group, an independent agency that was eventually acquired by Publicis Groupe of France.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Cudi claims that those not close to Ye can’t see the progress he’s made on his mental health; early this year, Ye apologized in an ad taken out of the WSJ in January for his antisemitic behavior.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • Last June, the kingdom’s efforts were rewarded with the announcement that there would be, for the first time, a Saudi Arabia edition of the Michelin guide.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • But it was flexed to a Sunday evening slot following a late July announcement to showcase the club in front of a national television audience.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcement
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  • Several generations of naval vessels for the Israeli Navy, including Dolphin-class submarines and Sa’ar 6-class corvettes, have already been built at the company’s shipyards, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • It’s been just a few years since ChatGPT’s release to public in late 2022, democratizing access to chatbots with the ability to answer increasingly personal questions using language from the whole of the internet.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • Artists Equity, which Affleck founded with Matt Damon and RedBird Capital’s Gerry Cardinale, had leaned hard into advertising and brand work to complement its film and TV business.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Monster Energy acquired Bang in 2023 for $362 million in a deal that also resolved a lawsuit Monster had filed alleging false advertising and trademark infringement by its former rival.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2026
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