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as in corporate
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale the commercial fare produced by the Hollywood movie studios

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noun

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Recent Examples of commercial
Adjective
Season 2 of The Office Movers launches tomorrow (November 7), following the latest travails of two brothers navigating Toronto’s commercial office moving industry. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025 Arida envisions the brand’s success as more than commercial. Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Then in the commercial, the flower crown is blooming. Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 The goal, says Tyler Rutstein, senior vice president of global brand and Americas marketing and the new studio’s executive producer, is to do more to get in front of young GenZ and Gen Alpha consumers — which, increasingly, isn’t with a traditional commercial injected into a TV program. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commercial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercial
Adjective
  • And then domestic tax revenues will climb as corporate taxes go up and all of these high-paying jobs are created.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The $10 billion deal — a valuation much higher than Pfizer had originally offered — followed a corporate tiff in which Novo Nordisk tried to hijack Pfizer’s purchase of the American startup, prompting Pfizer to sue.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • During the live video, Khan mentioned New Japan Strong and Ring of Honor (ROH) as promotions that would be interested in seeing a National Champion appear at their events.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Eventually, the consumer will click on a promotion from a new bank and open an account.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • The Hannity segment then turned to the online backlash surrounding actor Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans advertisement.
    Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
  • 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
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  • Political ad revenue was $10 million, down $145 million, which Nexstar attributes to the current election cycle.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The logo appeared in an ad campaign during the Knicks’ season opener, which also featured clips of men playing basketball and crowd noise.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Newsweek has contacted Wilkins’s attorney via email and Parker via social media message outside of regular working hours for comment.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Criminal defense attorney Christopher Parente pointed to the messages as an indication Exum understood the high public scrutiny of the case and would have recognized the potential evidentiary value of this vehicle.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Roosevelt used his relationship with the press not just to gain publicity but also to deny it to adversaries.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Three decades on, Martin is invited to Ben’s lavish birthday party at the Fitzmaurice’s country pile, but Martin fears that the publicity of Ben’s bid for Conservative leader will dredge up the secrets of their past with tragic consequences.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • The lawsuit, filed in New York federal court on Tuesday, brings claims for deceptive practices and false advertising, among others.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Widespread cuts The layoffs hit nearly all of Amazon's business units, from logistics, AWS, retail and grocery stores to Prime Video, advertising and gaming, according to people familiar with the matter and employee posts on LinkedIn.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to marketing and contract management services, Cureate offers educational courses.
    Cristina LaRue, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • He wed marketing director Silvia Ahi in 1998.
    Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025

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“Commercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercial. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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