handbill

noun

Definition of handbillnext
as in pamphlet

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Recent Examples of handbill Posters, handbills, ephemera—all were charged with code-red urgency. — Joel Lobenthal, Air Mail, 7 Mar. 2026 This handbill intends to resolve confusion. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 Some Quakers responded by pragmatically going along with the thanksgiving days, while others distributed handbills attempting to explain to their neighbors that their objection was religious rather than political. — JSTOR Daily, 24 Nov. 2025 Pamphlets, flyers and handbills unless approved by management. — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for handbill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbill
  1. pamphlet
  2. flyer
  3. leaflet
  4. brochure
  5. booklet
  6. advertisement
  7. circular
Noun
  • Buses transported families, including children and teenagers, from Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, while young activists from Ben Gvir’s and Smotrich’s parties handed out campaign materials and pamphlets.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • My boss holds the pamphlet far away from the rest of her body—her index finger and thumb suddenly forming a sharp pincer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of pamphlet
Noun
  • Around the same time that morning, Kayla Conway woke up and saw the missing-person flyers on Facebook.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
  • The city encourages organizers to notify neighbors in advance and even provides sample emails and flyers to help gather questions and feedback.
    — Marina Lopes, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026
Definition of flyer
Noun
  • North Korea has remained hostile to President Lee Jae Myung’s overtures despite his efforts to ease tensions, including suspending anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts and taking steps to curb the launch of propaganda leaflets by activists.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026
  • In the years of the French Revolution and during the Italian Risorgimento, the itinerants carried in their baskets—hidden below the books—various leaflets and manifestos of secret societies conspiring against the ancien régime.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of leaflet
Noun
  • This made a lot of sense back when people needed hard skills to write brochure copy or create a presentation.
    — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The site totals 130,700 square feet, a property brochure states.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of brochure
Noun
  • Catalogs, booklets and leave-behinds can carry a brand story longer than a QR code and scroll can.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Jeopardy’s clue writers appear to have been fooled by a viral tweet that purported to show an image from the original Tetris instruction booklet.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of booklet
Noun
  • That outside spending has helped flood mailboxes and the airwaves with advertisements.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Social media is riddled with advertisements from companies and consultants promising the secret formulas to maximize odds of admission.
    — Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of advertisement
Noun
  • Canada’s largest lender also plans to increase annual compensation for its board directors by 22% to C$415,000 per year following a review by an external consultant, Royal Bank said in its annual proxy circular, filed Thursday.
    — Christine Dobby, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Look for items on sale via the weekly store circular.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of circular

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