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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbill
Noun
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Earlier, Kingston was part of the Communist Party’s vigorous defense of the Scottsboro Boys in Alabama, and authored a 1941 pamphlet on abolitionist Frederick Douglass.—
John Birdsall
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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The society published a periodical called the Advocate of Moral Reform, as well as pamphlets addressed to upper-class audiences.—
Jenna Deep,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The group's search efforts will include canvassing neighborhoods where the teens were last seen and believed to be headed, distributing flyers and gathering tip information.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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This includes participating in campus protests and distributing materials, such as flyers.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Noun
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To identify the plant, Kaufmann recommends looking for a notch or lobe that is sometimes found on one side of the oblong leaflets with smooth margins.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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Grab the spent bloom in one hand, and use hand pruners to snip it off to the first full set of leaves below the flower, not the little, tiny leaflets right under it, says Hirvela.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Think less like a brochure, and more like a smart rep answering real customer questions.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The business model appeared solid on paper and in the many brochures and videos the company pushed out, promising to take control of all aspects of what can be a difficult home-construction process.—
Jeff Mcdonald,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Handmade booklets piled up on table after table, forming vast paper topographies of politics and activism and culture.—
C. Brandon Ogbunu,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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There attendees can pick up their Garden Walk program booklets, raffle entries and refreshments.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Enhancing Media Engagement And Advertising Impact Media consumption and advertisement will be the first real-world use cases with broad adoption.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Other options include signing up for newsletters or watching a short advertisement.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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 3 Jul. 2025.
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