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Recent Examples of handbill
An ordinance prohibiting the distribution of handbills or solicitation on private property before sunrise or after sunset — or 7 p.m., whichever is later.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
That means a Kamala Harris T-Shirt or a Donald Trump MAGA cap is allowed when someone is voting in a polling place, but distributing handbills for a candidate isn’t.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
Unapproved pamphlets, fliers, handbills, etc. Weapons of any kind.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
Horizon’s inhabitants seem to have been lured from the East by handbills touting Edenic splendors.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
That means a Kamala Harris T-Shirt or a Donald Trump MAGA cap is allowed when someone is voting in a polling place, but distributing handbills for a candidate isn’t.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
Unapproved pamphlets, fliers, handbills, etc. Weapons of any kind.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
Horizon’s inhabitants seem to have been lured from the East by handbills touting Edenic splendors.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbill
Noun
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Another link previously went to a three-page PDF pamphlet of USA Gymnastics guidelines for transgender and non-binary athletes, as seen in a Wayback Machine archive.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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Nearly a decade after the Iowa events, a pamphlet translation made front-page news in the Denver Register, a Catholic newspaper, and then in Time.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Taking a flyer on him would not be a bad move for New Orleans.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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After posting a flyer that included a photo of Jones, organizers wrote on Facebook that Jones had been vetted and removed from the lineup months earlier.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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Many are following the ceremony on the leaflet that was distributed earlier in the day.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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That leaflet is laid out, in all its dull splendor, in an earlier room.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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The exhibition takes its title from a slogan found on brochures, maps, and souvenirs from the Dickeyville Grotto.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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See, what’s not on the Niagara Falls/Buffalo brochure is that Buffalo’s got a whole lotta soul.—
Rafael Peña,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Labeled by variety and accompanied by a booklet with background information and maintenance tips, the seeds are accessible at all times during library hours.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
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The instruction booklet also comes with eight design ideas.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Copywriters work on a range of projects such as social media posts, blog articles, website copy and advertisements.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Consider the countless emails people write, the slide decks strategy consultants prepare and the advertisements that suffuse social media feeds.—
Wolfgang Messner,
The Conversation,
2 June 2025
Noun
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When funding for these circulars came to an end, Fred picked up the eclipse baton and with the help of Canadian meteorologist Jay Anderson, produced their own eclipse circulars, funded under the auspices of NASA.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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But the bigger problem now is the big bang of agency memos, bulletins, circulars, and other forms of regulatory dark matter—edicts that bypass traditional public-notice rulemaking procedures, allegedly lack the force of law, yet few are brave enough to ignore.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Handbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbill. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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