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 compounds used fake job adverts to lure workers who were then forced to commit online fraud under threat of torture and violence, according to prosecutors. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025 The analysis recorded all gambling messaging, such as logos on replica and training kits, stadiums, advertising boards and interview backdrops, with the Saturday evening game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City found to have an average of 22 adverts per minute. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Included is more than three hours of documentary video that charts the history of the controversial fighting franchise, 90 minutes of archival footage, original artwork made by Mortal Kombat’s co-creator, John Tobias, as well as a bunch of notebooks and vintage adverts to peruse. Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Getty Images In the study, researchers crafted job adverts that called for a candidate high in one of six personality factors including honesty-humility, emotionality, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adverts
Noun
  • In a separate ruling, in October 2025, the French equalities regulator said Meta’s Facebook algorithm breached France’s anti-discrimination law by displaying different job advertisements to men and women.
    Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • First, overseas fraudsters would allegedly target Americans over the age of 55 with pop-up advertisements on their computers, offering fake tech support in exchange for payment.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This reunion at an AAA event signals a new level of cooperation between WWE and the Mexican promotion.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Analyst Corinne Blanchard also raised her price target to $71 per share from $68, which signals upside of 21%.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The extent of marketing in the ‘50s and ‘60s was press coverage, ads in publications, and on radio and TV spots.
    William Jones, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
  • That gap shaped everything while Spanberger flooded the airwaves with ads on affordability and later tied Republicans to the October government shutdown.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This final line refers precisely to that connection.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Palote refers here to a rolling pin.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The show will feature world premieres, major new game announcements, and musical performances, alongside awards honoring the year’s best games and creators.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Trump later promised that more announcements regarding Syria were on the way.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit, which is also represented by America First Policy Institute, a conservative nonprofit foundation, mentions a specific example in which school employees were said to have gotten in the way of ICE deporting a student’s father, leading the attorney general’s office to investigate.
    Julia Marnin, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
  • This 24-hour break is likely referring to Election Day coverage, as the same press release explicitly mentions how this blackout affects election news on YouTube TV.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The clip then hints that the small town is anything but, with disappearances of children, creepy creatures and more lurking in its past and haunting the present.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Durant, 37, reportedly signed a two-year extension worth $90 million with the team on Sunday and the move to acquire the 15-time NBA All-Star hints that the franchise is all-in this season.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Adverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adverts. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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