handbills

Definition of handbillsnext
plural of handbill

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Noun
  • The group passed out pamphlets for the Iran Novin Party, a conservative political party that was established in 2023.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Fewer than 10 took pamphlets or Qurans.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This technology lets passengers verify their identity in just a few seconds, making airport travel quicker and easier for many flyers.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • When dinner was served, some of the highest flyers of Chicago were laid low, falling to the floor, groaning in agony and vomiting.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Most heart defects are benign, Franklin said, such as a patent foramen ovale (a tiny flap in the top chamber), or bicuspid aortic valve (a fusion of the aortic valve leaflets).
    Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Imagine the wartime use of leaflets that were dropped in large quantities over battlefields, or onto townships, and contained a single message that was intended to mentally unbalance large numbers of citizens or soldiers.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This guide explores the critical factors defining top-tier clinics in Mexico, moving beyond marketing brochures to examine the medical realities of modern hair transplantation.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The only real changes in these places, though, would be in marketing – the signs, brochures and merchandise sold in gift shops.
    Seth T. Kannarr, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Sweden and Finland updated guidance to their citizens on how to survive war last year, distributing booklets that included instructions on how to prepare for communications outages, power cuts and extreme weather.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Make sure to step inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, which is a treasure trove of art and architecture, and even has activity booklets for kids.
    Carolyn Ryberg, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Similar circulars have been issued before, in anticipation of major storms and other natural events.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The Tennessean looked at weekly circulars from more than a dozen stores, including Middle Tennessee staples like Aldi, Dollar General, BJ's Wholesale Club.
    Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • This website uses cookies Our Properties use cookies for the performance and functionality of our sites, to personalize content and advertisements, to provide social media features, for analytics, and to provide you with a better experience.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Anthropic used Super Bowl ads to mock OpenAI’s plans to inject advertisements into ChatGPT conversations, sparking debate about chatbots delivering ads.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Handbills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbills. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

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