commercials

Definition of commercialsnext
plural of commercial

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercials
Noun
  • Republicans point fingers over mysterious ads attacking Burt Jones.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In 2023, Pizza Hut ran 14 ads during Fox’s pre-game coverage, then 10 in 2024 on CBS.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In November, Rolling Stone reported that Spotify had received $74,000 from the Department of Homeland Security to run their advertisements, while Google and YouTube were paid $3 million on Spanish-language advertising promoting self-deportation, according to Equis data.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
  • An industry source told Rolling Stone at the time that Spotify had received $74,000 from DHS to run its advertisements.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Vázquez became governor in 2019, following the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló, whose administration collapsed after the leak of hundreds of pages of private Telegram messages between the governor and members of his inner circle.
    Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • That includes recording audio through your phone’s microphone, harvesting messages, contacts and account details, stealing photos and other files, making calls, even wiping the device.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Consequently, all three adverts were upheld as breaches of the CAP Code—more specifically, edition 12 of the primary framework for the rulings—and slapped with misleading advertising and lack of substantiation.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The British government said the centers in Southeast Asia used fake job adverts to lure workers, who were then forced to commit online fraud, including love scams and crypto scams, under threat of torture.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In 2026, the opportunity is to move decisively from intent to execution, from announcements to on-ground impact.
    Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The announcements appear to shift the conversation to the likelihood of a downtown Kansas City stadium, the team’s original desire.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The blurbs below come courtesy of the AFI Fest team.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
  • While a lot of today’s blurbs are tongue-in-cheek, this one unequivocally isn’t.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For an extensive listing of my well-over one hundred analyses and postings, see the link here and the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The position with the most job openings in December in San Diego County was retail salespersons with 1,333 ads, according to state data that aggregates job postings during the month.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Jays, though, have been willing to extend payroll for long-term deals before — showing interest in the type of free agents that require lengthy pitches to ownership and alter a franchise’s trajectory for years.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Previously, Amazon put on presentations during the NewFronts, a set of digital-only ad pitches held earlier in the spring.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Commercials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercials. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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