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noun

Definition of advertisingnext
as in advertisement

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verb

present participle of advertise
as in publishing
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 advertising
Noun
The groups have now reserved more than $130 million in advertising. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Proposition 40 has lost support as opponents spend heavily on advertising, leaving 45% of likely voters in favor, 42% opposed and 13% undecided. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
Voraotsady cooked for friends at her home, then expanded to people in her neighborhood, advertising through flyers and Instagram. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 Growing by the day Besides advertising the availability of driver’s licenses, Nexus offered to sell a bevy of other forms of ID. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for advertising
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advertising
  1. advertisement
  2. publishing
  3. ad
  4. announcing
  5. commercial
  6. proclaiming
  7. message
  8. posting
Noun
  • Other countries have already taken aggressive steps to curb some of the industry’s more problematic products, from marketing practices to advertisements.
    — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The advertisement, approved by Hamilton, follows a report from the New York Times that detailed Marshall’s former OB-GYN practice sued over 700 patients for unpaid medical bills, with 81 of the lawsuits resulting in arrests.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of advertisement
Verb
  • The Associated Press also joined a group of organizations that refrained from publishing photos of the president Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • After the design work is completed, the furniture installed, and the happy homeowners settled, publishing a project in AD can help attract the kind of attention that leads to new work.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of publishing
Noun
  • But as anyone without YouTube Premium will tell you, that platform allows hella campaign ads, as long as there’s disclosure on the video.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026
  • By Friday, that number had jumped to $430,000 as the ad hit multiple markets across the country.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of ad
Verb
  • The Goodspeed will be announcing its 2027 season later in October.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Trump made that all but impossible by announcing them with just five days left in the federal fiscal year and the House out of session through the November election.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcing
Noun
  • The polarizing commercial, which launched ahead of that year’s NFL season kickoff, led to a boost in Nike’s stock and went on to win an Emmy.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This commercial is not about semantics, political systems or the health of the nation.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of commercial
Verb
  • It’s often been said, or at least inferred, that the International Olympic Committee occasionally wishes to market itself as an entity dedicated to proclaiming and restoring peace.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • With no disrespect to Stafford, who has had a very good career, this is a bit like a former Linkin Park roadie proclaiming that if the band were to come out with another hit album, they’d be considered one of the five best.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of proclaiming
Noun
  • The woman questioned the legitimacy of the message and brought it to authorities.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • However, in July, Wayne released a message refuting reports of an engagement, referring to a relationship with someone in the past tense, albeit without mentioning them by name.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of message
Verb
  • Bieber sneakily unveiled her new hair late last week, posting a mirror selfie with a white heart emoji to her Instagram Stories.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Hill’s nomination came as CMS was posting some of its strongest academic results since the pandemic.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of posting

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“Advertising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advertising. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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