commercials

noun

plural of commercial
as in ads

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Recent Examples of commercials Pepsi a primetime player in Super Bowl commercials The new commercial is the latest in a long history securing Pepsi's place in pop culture. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercials
  1. ads
  2. advertisements
  3. messages
  4. adverts
  5. announcements
  6. blurbs
  7. billings
  8. postings
Noun
  • Meta makes nearly all of its money selling ads, and an assistant built by an ad company will tend to find that the answer involves more advertising.
    — Eric Groves, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • As late as 2018, according to AdImpact data reported by The Wall Street Journal, 140 political ads mentioned the debt or budget deficit.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ads
Noun
  • Pro-Pulido advertisements have often focused on immigration policy.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Much of that money has been used for TV advertisements and mailers portraying Vang as an extremist, highlighting her association with Piker and her refusal to say the Pledge of Allegiance.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of advertisements
Noun
  • Polson did not respond to messages asking him to confirm all the books are his.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The White House did not respond Saturday to messages inquiring about the president’s social media post.
    — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of messages
Noun
  • Two Democratic political organizations are running adverts on the House’s bill to ban congressional stock trading, criticizing a Republican over the vote while commending a Democrat running in a different district for supporting the bill.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, Ken McCallum, MI5’s director-general, said Chinese spies poseda daily national security threat, and were creating fake job adverts to try to lure British professionals into handing over information.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of adverts
Noun
  • The announcements sparked fears of potential layoffs at the companies on Reddit and other social media platforms.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The latest textile announcements do not explicitly identify the 2022 project as the source of the new material.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of announcements
Noun
  • The next email had a slick poster promoting the Zoom event, with the book cover as the backdrop and blurbs from the Economist and other publications.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Pique, a digital newsletter of mostly photos and short blurbs that publishes monthly.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of blurbs
Noun
  • Days beyond 10 hours help fuel significant billings for some lawyers, including two from the firm Rock Fusco & Connelly whose billing amounts last year led all attorneys working for the city on this kind of case.
    — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of billings
Noun
  • Now, employers generally must include the wage or wage range for a position in both public and internal job postings as well as a general description of the benefits offered with the job.
    — Steven M. Frederick, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The number of postings for data-center fixers has risen as companies try to regain control of the narrative and counter pushback to the projects.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of postings

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“Commercials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercials. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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