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Similar online handbills were mocked up for each of Idaho’s other three longtime federal delegates: Republicans U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, and Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
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
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbill
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In some accounts of American history, the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin decisively turned public opinion against slavery, accomplishing what pamphlets and political rhetoric could not.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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The pamphlet offered instructions for how to acoustically recognize an incoming threat and how to determine whether the source is machine-gun fire, artillery fire, rocket launchers, or an air raid.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Disturbing flyers appeared on a university campus in last week's News Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The flyer circled the meadow for thirty-eight minutes and three seconds.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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The couple is among the hundreds of thousands who have fled Gaza’s most populous area since Israel launched its new offensive on Tuesday, heeding Israeli leaflets and social media warnings to head south.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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The method also enables the placement of dense computational points in critical areas, such as the tire-road contact or the closure of heart valve leaflets.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is how the HEMI has changed through time, according to a trove of internet archives, vintage brochures and other automotive history.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The project was originally inspired by a brochure, In Case of Emergency or War, which the Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security began distributing to the public a few weeks before the invasion in early 2022.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following a detailed instruction booklet, families assemble the machine piece by piece—no glue required, since everything fits together with tiny rubber bands for a stress-free, mess-free experience.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The set includes 100 poker chips, a deal marker, a deck of cards, and an instruction booklet that explains the basics.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company even purchased advertisements in The Philadelphia Inquirer to highlight its achievements.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Friend, a startup that spent $1 million on a sprawling campaign in the New York City subway with more than 11,000 advertisements on subway cars, 1,000 platform posters, and 130 urban panels, has been hit especially hard.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The circular included a QR code to scan for those interested in joining.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Tennessean looked at weekly circulars from more than a dozen stores, including Middle Tennessee staples like Aldi, Dollar General, Food Lion, Kroger, Walmart, Sprouts, Whole Foods, Publix, Costco, Sam's Club, Save A Lot and Piggly Wiggly.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Handbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbill. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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