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circulars

noun

plural of circular
as in brochures
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover promptly tosses out those advertising circulars that come in the newspaper

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Recent Examples of circulars The Bureau withdrew the relevant circulars and has partially paused supervision in this area. — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 In addition to the coupons and the store circulars, join the store's loyalty program. — Betty Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Similar circulars have been issued before, in anticipation of major storms and other natural events. — Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026 The Tennessean looked at weekly circulars from more than a dozen stores, including Middle Tennessee staples like Aldi, Dollar General, BJ's Wholesale Club. — Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2025 In addition to weekly sales available in circulars, discounts in the Giant Eagle mobile app, and grocery and fuel rewards through a loyalty program, the spokesman said Giant Eagle will be working with suppliers to explore all opportunities to maintain and reduce costs. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulars
  1. brochures
  2. booklets
  3. leaflets
  4. flyers
  5. pamphlets
  6. folders
Noun
  • Flynn had been for a drink with a girl whose job was to place adverts in the various Festival guides and brochures and who spoke mostly in panegyrics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That battle moved from brochures to search engines, from search to social media and online travel agencies, and now to generative AI.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of brochures
Noun
  • Catalogs, booklets and leave-behinds can carry a brand story longer than a QR code and scroll can.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • How about heaps of photos of the guys with haircuts, guyliner, and nail polish, and CD booklets sodden with semen, blood, and piss?
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026
Definition of booklets
Noun
  • Nussbaum and her colleagues began passing out leaflets at Boston subway and bus stops to women heading to their jobs at downtown office buildings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The first online evacuation order came on August 5 for residents of Mansouri, near Tyre, though Israel had already dropped leaflets on the village just a week into the ceasefire, telling ‌residents to leave ahead of strikes.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaflets
Noun
  • According to the outlet, the flyers said Tony was last seen on September 22.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In the face of a Category 5 hurricane or an unfolding political scandal, campaign flyers and 30-second TV ads are useless.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • Because of the family’s involvement in the Hispanic community, Juanito was well-known, says Orta, who met with them last week and made sure there were resource pamphlets available at the young man’s wake.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In advance of that meeting, letters, pamphlets, and articles started to fly around the nation, debating the meaning of Judaism and the place of the Jews in America.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of pamphlets
Noun
  • Those commands can gather information about a computer and copy documents from folders including Documents, Downloads and Desktop.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The latest Copilot app on Windows 11 can no longer search your computer's folders for files, though a previous version did.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of folders

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“Circulars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulars. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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