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
Monica Cuervo, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Most commercial bread is made with preservatives—like calcium propionate and sorbic acid—that deter mold development and extend the product’s shelf life, Bucknavage says.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 May 2025
Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The commercial, produced by 77 Ventures and Boomshot, features racing icon and Prime Video analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr., analyst Steve Letarte, and Cup Series star Chase Elliott.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
This strong demand and accelerated growth means that multifamily will be commercial real estate investors’ most preferred asset class in 2025.
—Monica Cuervo, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Most commercial bread is made with preservatives—like calcium propionate and sorbic acid—that deter mold development and extend the product’s shelf life, Bucknavage says.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 May 2025
Noun
Stafford actually stars with his wife, Kelly, in a Sleep Number commercial that’s been prominently featured over the past few months.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The commercial, produced by 77 Ventures and Boomshot, features racing icon and Prime Video analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr., analyst Steve Letarte, and Cup Series star Chase Elliott.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercial
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Samuels said the biggest challenges in the coming years will be to convince advertisers not to pigeonhole the company as a niche buy, especially given the Trump administration’s shameless bullying of corporate America on any activities focused on diversity, civil rights or equity considerations.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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For The 1st Time — At Lower Prices Company History Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, was established in 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring to better manage Google's diverse ventures.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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He’s already been called up to the majors twice in his career, including once earlier this season, but didn’t play in any games after those promotions.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Alex Hammerstone will return to face Satoshi Kojima with other stars from MLW and Mexico’s Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre promotion on display.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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By using the tag, businesses and other organizations can later target advertisements on LinkedIn to consumers that have already shown interest in their products or services.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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That meant, officially at least, no advertisements, gifts or cuts of merchandise sold by schools, even jerseys with their name on the back.—
Cornell Watson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Unlike long-form YouTube content, where ads can be inserted throughout, short clips offer limited space for advertisers.—
Lisa Setyon,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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On the content-side, Mattison noted that metadata tagging has grown so sophisticated that ads can be tailored to individual scenes within a show: If a scene is set in a kitchen, for example, the subsequent ad break might feature one of the appliances in the room.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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The night was filled with family, powerful messages — and of course soaring vocals, incredible costumes and masterful choreography.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The High Priestess asks you to listen to the subtle messages from your inner voice and pay attention to the signs around you.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Still, Steinberg believes that Trump's weighing in heightened the scope of the situation in terms of publicity.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Friz will work with Higginson to drive box office revenues and set strategic goals and objectives for the Germany and Austria operating companies overseeing sales, distribution, acquisitions, marketing, publicity and finance.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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For now, goods are subject to import taxes, not programming services, but the tariffs will raise consumer prices, pinching pocketbooks, and may lead to softer advertising.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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Other sellers are experimenting with price increases, cutting back on advertising or gradually importing merchandise to avoid drastic financial impacts of tariffs, instead of bowing out of Prime Day completely.—
Arriana McLymore and Greg Bensinger,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Colgate-Palmolive and Proctor & Gamble are the parent companies of the products that are being investigated for their marketing tactics.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Now Last year, LVMH’s the world’s largest luxury conglomerate, launched 22 Montaigne Entertainment, in an effort to create a new marketing standard for how to blend brands and media through media placement.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Commercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercial. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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