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
Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Similarly, apartments, commercial and industrial building construction are all made more costly.
—John Faso, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Negotiations for the latest commercials contracts began on Feb. 20.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Isaacson’s team at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases is studying more than 125 individual markers from a variety of commercial and research-based tests, some of which may soon be available in a clinical setting.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Similarly, apartments, commercial and industrial building construction are all made more costly.
—John Faso, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
Most recently, Shane starred alongside Alix Earle and Rob Rausch in the Super Bowl commercial for prebiotic soda brand Poppi.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Negotiations for the latest commercials contracts began on Feb. 20.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercial
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The strategy is straightforward: invest at least $2,000 in a company's stock to gain shareholder rights, then submit resolutions pushing for corporate responsibility.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Those declines reflect investor concerns about the impact of multilateral tariffs on corporate profits and on the broader economy, with some analysts raising the odds of a recession.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Maybe what people are picking up on regarding Meghan in the same fashion is the promotion of herself as someone who’s similarly flawless and radiant and lovely in her clothes and making these gorgeous bountiful gift baskets for her friends, with lavender towels in her fridge.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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Nike has other picks on sale—pretty much every category on their site has some kind of promotion going on—including a bunch of top-selling sneaks.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
28 Mar. 2025
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This story was updated to include the video advertisement.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Image By the 1980s, his work seemed to be everywhere — in every major magazine, on political and theater posters, in advertisements for corporations and institutions like IBM and the MacArthur Foundation, on book and album covers.—
Penelope Green,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That newsroom survived not on ads or subscriptions, but on foreign aid—largely from the United States.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Look at those jobs and analyze what tools and skill sets and competencies appear repeatedly across those job ads.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Back in 2018, Hilaria discussed overcoming her struggles with body confidence, sharing an unedited bikini photo of herself on Instagram along with a message of celebrating all body types and empowering women to embrace their true selves.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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One day, a WhatsApp message invited me to be an extra on an unnamed HBO show.—
Christina Fang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The legal travails have spread to others involved in the movie and its publicity as well.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Wicked’s many brand partnerships were a major money-spinner and generated valuable publicity as this report revealed.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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David Landsberg, who was then vice president of advertising and would become a Herald publisher, said the newsroom was destroyed by Acosta’s murder.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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Alongside the images, a series of short videos give a glimpse into the life of each talent, which debut Monday with a mix of outdoor advertising and on Tod’s social channels.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The data was used for, among other things, advertising and marketing.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Zoom in: Seattle's beauty, brainpower, and bold investments are powering its rise in global rankings, according to the report researched by Ipsos and published by marketing firm Resonance.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Commercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercial. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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