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leaflet

noun

ˈlēf-lət How to pronounce leaflet (audio)
Definition of leafletnext
as in brochure
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover the company hires college students to work the phones and distribute leaflets for its clients

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Recent Examples of leaflet Many booth holders used small stone paperweights to hold down stacks of informational leaflets offered from their tables. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Red Cross volunteers at the Acropolis hand out kits with sunscreen, water, information leaflets and red caps. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 However, unlike poison ivy, Virginia creeper plants typically produce five leaflets, while poison ivy only ever produces three. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026 Kumamoto authorities were to start delivering leaflets to those taking shelter in their cars, urging them to stay in cool places, drink enough liquids and regularly exercise to avoid blood-clotting risks. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leaflet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaflet
  1. brochure
  2. booklet
  3. flyer
  4. pamphlet
  5. folder
Noun
  • Flynn had been for a drink with a girl whose job was to place adverts in the various Festival guides and brochures and who spoke mostly in panegyrics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The spa brochure ranges from seashell massages (which, yes, involve giant seashells covered in coconut oil) to traditional Thai rubdowns and every kind of herbal body wrap, detox-scrub and age-defying facial in between.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of brochure
Noun
  • Little ones can color, solve puzzles, read stories, and more in this booklet.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Guria remains poor enough that a municipal beauty pageant can offer a food processor — beg pardon, a food processor and its instruction booklet — as its top prize.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of booklet
Noun
  • Just about every Saturday morning, volunteers with Cook County Crime Stoppers post flyers or knock on people's doors in an effort to help solve crimes in the Chicago area.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The same visual language that once lived on underground rave flyers now feels at home across the internet.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of flyer
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  • In advance of that meeting, letters, pamphlets, and articles started to fly around the nation, debating the meaning of Judaism and the place of the Jews in America.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As far as our genetic library goes, the Y chromosome seems like a mere pamphlet.
    — Mike McRae September 20, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pamphlet
Noun
  • At immigration check-ins, new routines unfold Samba Diallo rode in the passenger seat, a red folder containing his immigration paperwork on his lap.
    — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • On Monday, Escobar returned to the branch carrying a folder when bank staff asked him to meet with human resources and a bank investigator for an interview.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of folder

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