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
Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Starlink's network is optimized for consumer access and mobile deployment, while the Chinese satellite, if scaled, appears aimed at high-bandwidth commercial or government uses where throughput outweighs minimal latency.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
Each of Capital One’s different business units, which includes commercial and consumer banking, has a different president and head of operations.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 June 2025
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Adjective
But this age-old tradition is being disrupted by an aggressive push to sprinkle in a sampling of commercials between trailers and the regular parade of supplemental spots promoting concessions and rules of the road (as in, no texting!).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Starlink's network is optimized for consumer access and mobile deployment, while the Chinese satellite, if scaled, appears aimed at high-bandwidth commercial or government uses where throughput outweighs minimal latency.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Noun
Emoji, the not-quite-a-language language, were becoming part of the world’s linguistic—and commercial—infrastructure, importing some of the unruliness of IRL interaction into virtual spaces.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
Each of Capital One’s different business units, which includes commercial and consumer banking, has a different president and head of operations.
—John Kell, Fortune, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercial
Adjective
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Those dollars won't just hit corporate balance sheets.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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After all, according to the automaker’s own corporate website, the model was developed to attract a new and burgeoning consumer class in the early 1960s.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
Noun
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These are used to target you with aggressive refinancing offers, alarm system ads, or moving service promotions.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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These are murky waters, especially when performance, promotion, and compensation are on the line.—
David Ferrucci,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Enhancing Media Engagement And Advertising Impact Media consumption and advertisement will be the first real-world use cases with broad adoption.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Other options include signing up for newsletters or watching a short advertisement.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Sending irrelevant messages and ads—whether digital or email—turns off most current users.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The deal will be supported by marketing efforts, with Charter also selling Disney’s streaming services to its broadband subscribers, and offering upgrades to ad-free tiers to its Spectrum TV customers.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Adapting products and messages isn’t just about language but also requires an understanding of cultural values and local needs.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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For me, that’s a very important message, and hopefully that’s the legacy.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Proceeding with trial as scheduled will likely avoid negative consequences from future publicity.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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DeSantis may be favoring the attorney for publicity, overtime and experience for a brighter political or legal future.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Billy and his sister Elizabeth continue to keep the advertising legend’s memory alive.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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The digital services tax is a 3% tax on revenue earned in the country from large online marketplace services, online advertising services, social media services and certain sales of user data.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
Noun
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So far, those announcements have included a return of Hemi V8 engines, a marketing move with mechanical bulls and an industry-leading warranty plan, among other things.—
Sara Salinas,Jacob Pramuk,Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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To match that, a new marketing era will debut in July, part of the efforts by Chief Marketing Officer Allyson Witherspoon to change the perception of the company in buyers' eyes.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Commercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercial. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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