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handbill

noun

Definition of handbill

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

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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

Signed off waivers as a young flier after training camp last year, Steward played in all 17 games and found himself as the starter in the slot by the end of the season.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Hicks passed out flyers at the restaurant for about an hour-and-a-half but then headed to the Wynwood Walls, which was about a seven-minute drive away.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of flyer

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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

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

This move follows New York's new synthetic performer disclosure law, effective June 9, which penalizes undisclosed AI use in advertisements.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
In another project in Cote d'Ivoire, BIO Ventures helped create a public awareness campaign with video advertisements on commuter buses, encouraging men to get regular screenings for prostate cancer.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 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

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