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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Recent Examples of commercial
Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The commercial exploitation of family trauma left me feeling deeply uncomfortable and even ashamed, like I was caught holding a ticket stub for the rubbernecking line at a train crash.
—Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 June 2025
Adding to the fear are commercials the Department of Homeland Security is running on popular YouTube programs in the Haitian community, warning folks to leave.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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Adjective
Even during the days of Concorde, the supersonic plane that retired in 2003, commercial flying at speeds above Mach 1 over mainland US was strictly forbidden, largely due to concerns over noise pollution from sonic booms.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The commercial exploitation of family trauma left me feeling deeply uncomfortable and even ashamed, like I was caught holding a ticket stub for the rubbernecking line at a train crash.
—Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Noun
Weezy initially teased a C6 release date in a Cetaphil Super Bowl commercial, and ended up officially confirming the album’s June 6 arrival in April.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 June 2025
Adding to the fear are commercials the Department of Homeland Security is running on popular YouTube programs in the Haitian community, warning folks to leave.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercial
Adjective
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The feature-length documentary, releasing June 10, is the first in a weekly series that digs into big event meltdowns that made headlines, created corporate scandals, and often cost lives.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
10 June 2025
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There’s also more heightened genre elements, including explosions, gun fights and a mysterious corporate private plane hovering over the desert.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Make Promotions Default Milkman and Pink advocate for a shift in promotion practices, suggesting that organizations should make promotions the default rather than requiring individuals to opt-in.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The event will feature wrestlers from both promotions as well as performers from Total Nonstop Action.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Copywriters work on a range of projects such as social media posts, blog articles, website copy and advertisements.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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There were no massive rallies or advertisement blitzes in a contest that largely played out on social media.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Companies like Spotter and LTK are following suit and hosting formal Creator Upfronts during the time of year when brands are looking to commit video ad dollars.—
Kristen Dolan,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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At his behest, Admiral Richard Byrd contributed fifteen hundred dollars, repaying a kindness from 1928, when Earhart had directed her earnings from Lucky Strike cigarette ads to support his expedition to Antarctica; the financier Bernard Baruch added another twenty-five hundred dollars.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Verify the source of the post, message or advertisement.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Her message to aspiring entrepreneurs is simple: excellence is not optional.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The layoffs impact teams in film and TV marketing, TV publicity and casting and development.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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Poarch received national publicity for connecting on the tournament-winning goal and an opportunity to play for the indoor Baltimore Blast in the Major Arena Soccer League.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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More than 3 billion people use one of Meta’s apps daily, and the company makes billions of dollars every quarter from advertising.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Recognizing this, Samovar upset the traditional rules of advertising in 1960 by hiring five women to help market their vodka.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Even competition in e-commerce will often need not just product and pricing data from e-shops, but also information from search engine results pages (SERPs) or advertising data to improve digital marketing efforts.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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And Zimmerman, who works in marketing for McDonald's corporate, knew exactly what food would do the job.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Commercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercial. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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