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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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Noun

In the American colonies, the leaders of the patriot cause employed newspapers and pamphlets to foment anti-British sentiment.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
On July 6, things seemed to pick up again, with Jefferson purchasing four pairs of cotton cards and some pamphlets.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of pamphlet

Noun

When the alley wall was clean, only about a third of cyclists dropped the flyer on the ground.

— Antonio Garrido, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The Giants could also try to attach Chapman to the aforementioned Arraez deal, dropping down the return to a flier prospect or two (so just Hampton or Kent).

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of flyer

Noun

In addition to curling, the leaves become mottled, new leaflets are small and infected fruit is brown inside.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
To deadhead, cut back individual spent blooms to the first five-leaflet leaf to encourage more buds to form.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026

Definition of leaflet

Noun

The most independent-minded army in NATO is not yet as independent as its export brochure.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
With its home-preparedness checklist that aims to make citizens self-sufficient for at least a week, the brochure advises keeping at the ready a backpack filled with basics, including water, batteries, and a wireless radio.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026

Definition of brochure

Noun

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
It was also published as a booklet, in another journal, and included in an anthology of Planck’s essays and lectures.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 28 June 2026

Definition of booklet

Noun

People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.

— Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.

— Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 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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