flyers

noun

variants also fliers
plural of flyer
as in brochures
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover came out of the store and saw a flyer for a restaurant on my windshield

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Recent Examples of flyers In the event authorities spot a drone, Link said officers make efforts to locate the flyers and warn them to land. — Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026 Mental health experts say understanding how turbulence works and choosing a middle-section seat can help reduce anxiety for nervous fliers. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026 They were pushed by the group on a Telegram channel dedicated to their activities, which include other marches and handing out Patriot Front flyers and stickers. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 The higher the rally in technology high-flyers, the louder the anxiety around a new wave of turbulence in the group. — Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 7 July 2026 So will Copa frequent fliers with at least Gold status in its ConnectMiles program (which this year requires clocking 40,000 qualifying miles and flying 35 segments, four on Copa) and subscribers to Starlink’s home and Roam plans. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026 In response to the positive test, MPHD said crews are distributing educational flyers in the affected neighborhood, increasing mosquito trapping, monitoring standing water and applying larvicide where needed to help reduce mosquito populations. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Social media flyers have been promoting a potential teen takeover set for Saturday at the spree. — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 27 June 2026 Mawani and Ortiz disappeared south of Mexico City, about 31 miles east of the mountains of La Marquesa National Park, per NBC Chicago, citing authorities' missing persons flyers. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyers
  1. brochures
  2. leaflets
  3. booklets
  4. pamphlets
  5. folders
Noun
  • The guide is the second of three brochures recently created by Donohue.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • References to the president were also stripped from email signatures and communications, as well as papers like brochures, press releases and contracts.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Definition of brochures
Noun
  • In addition to curling, the leaves become mottled, new leaflets are small and infected fruit is brown inside.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
  • In the late 1990s, the former police officer distributed leaflets with his articles on topics such as the Tiananmen crackdown.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of leaflets
Noun
  • How about heaps of photos of the guys with haircuts, guyliner, and nail polish, and CD booklets sodden with semen, blood, and piss?
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026
  • Near the 90th Street-Elmhurst station, dozens stand in the shade trading Panini stickers of World Cup players to paste in collectible booklets.
    — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 11 June 2026
Definition of booklets
Noun
  • The uncertain fate of the Rosenbergs had become global news, and the couple’s letters were being distributed in dozens of countries via pamphlets and newspapers.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • On July 6, things seemed to pick up again, with Jefferson purchasing four pairs of cotton cards and some pamphlets.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of pamphlets
Noun
  • According to the couple’s daughter, like Pearl, Cotliar loved being a grandparent and kept folders with photos and accomplishments of his grandchildren.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Most agencies file this data away in client folders and move on.
    — Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of folders

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