handbill

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Recent Examples of handbill Its only adornment was a framed picture of Mazen, the same one that had been on the handbills. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 An ordinance prohibiting the distribution of handbills or solicitation on private property before sunrise or after sunset — or 7 p.m., whichever is later. 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 See All Example Sentences for handbill
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Noun
  • Zoo visitors can get botanical tour pamphlets near the ticket booth or online, which are filled with colorful pictures and plant facts.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • Then, in 1958, a Massachusetts senator with his sights on the White House published a pamphlet calling for a change to the nation's laws.
    Mo Rocca July 6, CBS News, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • The Steelers are taking a flyer on 2025 — signing Rodgers and trading for veteran defensive back Jalen Ramsey, among other notable moves — and are intent on trying to find their next franchise quarterback in the 2026 draft, which just so happens to be taking place in Pittsburgh.
    Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
  • But for the biggest part of the burgeoning private credit market, the sector dominated by the PE giants, the business isn’t primarily about taking flyers on less-than-best-in-class borrowers in exchange for fat interest payments.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • The work shows a self-portrait of Jones on all fours looking up at the viewer, while in the top right corner is a clipping from a leaflet attributed to The Centre for Spastic Children in Cheyne Walk.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
  • During the first week of Wimbledon, campaigners were handing out leaflets that were entitled ‘Love Tennis.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Future goals and better correspondence Next year, the commission hopes to do more work with substance abuse and vaping prevention in school, teaching youth in the county what to do if one of their peers is overdosing and purchasing overdose kits with informational brochures to hand out.
    Olivia Cyrus July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
  • Beaches on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast The Caribbean side of Costa Rica boasts the beaches that are printed on tourist brochures and postcards.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The kit includes a booklet with test tubes, chemicals to play with (that won't hurt anybody, of course), as well as a cardboard VR headset that can be paired with a phone to find instructional videos from Mr. Nye himself.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
  • Impressive, considering those builds aren’t even in the booklet!
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Many job advertisements are reportedly fake and one study of 1,641 hiring managers found 40% of respondents admitted to posting fake job notices.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Mamdani’s creative advertisements, buzzy public appearances and viral videos garnered plenty of attention.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • Up until 1994, the U.S. Naval Observatory routinely issued special circulars in advance of major solar eclipses.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 June 2025
  • Distribution of these free circulars ended with Fred's retirement from NASA.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 June 2025

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“Handbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbill. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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