Thesaurus results for COMMERCIALS

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

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Noun

Griffin ads AbbVie as second pharma bet Eli Lilly wasn’t Griffin’s only major pharmaceutical move.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Why do TikTok livestream sellers feel more trustworthy than ads?

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ads

Noun

California Senate Bill 646 mandates that specific levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury must be published openly on each brand’s website while packages and advertisements must clearly state how heavy metal testing is done.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
There have been many advertisements over the years with men tackling or shoving women.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of advertisements

Noun

Several other country stars shared messages of support for Kelley’s sobriety in the comments.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
To improve chances of a timely reply, patients should start messages by greeting their doctor by name, ideally including both first and last names.

— Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of messages

Noun

More than 10% of Hollywood job adverts are AI-related, The Los Angeles Times reported, suggesting the US movie industry is increasingly incorporating the technology despite public protests.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
This will allow Joyn users to access ZDF news, docs, culture, factual and entertainment programs for free without adverts.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of adverts

Noun

Upon the Lincoln’s arrival in the morning, service members could be seen working aboard the deck as loudspeakers played announcements about the process for disembarkation.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
That's the unbelievable streak that shocked grandparents in Folsom, California, where a trio of twin pregnancy announcements drew a reaction that went viral.

— Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of announcements

Noun

Throughout the bar are blurbs of information on cases and criminals, researched by Rose and the team.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
What’s more, none of those spaces are traditionally edited—as both of us are aware, having both had Indie Next blurbs go to print with typos.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of blurbs

Noun

These kinds of postings tend to reflect more about the person posting than the people the post is about.

— Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
The San Francisco Bay Area still leads in raw AI-specialist numbers and has a higher concentration of AI job postings overall (26%, versus 17% in New York).

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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