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
Similar circulars have been issued before, in anticipation of major storms and other natural events.
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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, 5 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
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, 5 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
Noun
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Print assets like brochures, billboards, business cards and magazine advertisements demand crisp, clear imagery to maintain a professional appearance.—
Anthony Savino,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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That’s a sobering counterweight to the glossy brochures.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
Noun
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The bound paper booklets in which students hand-write their responses to test questions have surged in popularity during the AI explosion.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Guide booklets are available at the park's visitor centers.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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The four victims of that attack, three of them US citizens, had been working for Brothers to the Rescue, an NGO dedicated to helping Cuban refugees and dropping anti-communist leaflets over the island.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
31 May 2026
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Symptoms may vary according to the specific herbicide in use, however, affected foliage tends to bend downward with leaflets cupping or curling.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
Noun
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AltaMed doctors and medical professionals traded stethoscopes for fliers advertising voting sites and canvassed neighborhoods in Santa Ana ahead of the June 2 primary on Tuesday to connect with residents who had been diagnosed as low-propensity or inconsistent voters.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Last month, Mullin said that officials may stop processing international fliers through border patrol at some of the largest airports in the United States if sanctuary cities did not comply.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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His hours-long speeches, stuffed with classical allusions and thundering with invective, were distributed as pamphlets by the millions.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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But the emergency evacuation pamphlets aren't the only thing Bina proudly displays in her bathroom.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Lightroom doesn’t show your hard disk folders in its left panel.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026
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That knowledge is usually scattered across old slide decks, folders, Slack threads, emails and in the memories of people who have been around long enough to know all of the details.—
Shreyas Nair,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Circulars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulars. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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