adverts 1 of 2

plural of advert, chiefly British

adverts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of advert

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of adverts
Noun
The walls are plastered with posters and adverts from the East Asian country. Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adverts
Noun
  • Several speakers at Wednesday's board meeting took issue with advertisements for the Museum of Sex appearing on city buses, arguing children shouldn't be exposed to them on their daily commute.
    Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • The attention-grabbing bottles could be anywhere from 12 inches (for a countertop) to over 24 inches (for a display window) tall and acted as de facto advertisements enticing customers to smell the scents their smaller bottles contained.
    April Long, Allure, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The announcement signals that the contest between America and China has moved beyond software and chatbots into a struggle for control of the infrastructure that will shape economic, military and technological power in the 21st century.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado June 26, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The comments were clipped almost immediately by the Jones team and played on multiple ads on television and social media, and became a regular talking point for Jones during various public appearances.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • The internal affairs investigator determines whether the matter is administrative or criminal, and, if the matter is criminal, refers it to an outside agency for more investigation.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
  • The movie's title refers not to dinner but an offer made midevening.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The omissions come after announcements by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier this year that his agency was designating microplastics and pharmaceuticals priority contaminants for testing.
    Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • This is one of the first announcements WhatsApp has made after appointing a new CEO.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • When anyone mentions golf in Oregon, Bandon Dunes is usually the first name that drops.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Manaker mentions that calcium bisglycinate is a chelated form that tends to be well tolerated, even among people who’ve had difficulty with other types.
    Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • There’s, of course, also hints of early-aughts influence sprinkled in, with low-rise versions of this pant becoming more popular by the day.
    Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • This hints that placing an order and being served with no human interaction may become as ordinary as having a robot complete your household chores.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 June 2026

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“Adverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adverts. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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