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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
  • 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
  • The answers can tell you far more than a polished marketing brochure ever will.
    — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of brochure
Noun
  • 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
  • There’s also a booklet with liner notes from veteran Rolling Stone writer Mikal Gilmore.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of booklet
Noun
  • On every street corner were heartbreaking handmade flyers on poles asking if anyone had seen a member of someone’s family who had failed to respond to calls and never came home from work.
    — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, the Department of Homeland Security, which was formed after the attacks, said flyers can leave their shoes on at airports, a major change for travelers going through regular security.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of flyer
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  • What the pamphlets don’t tell you is that postpartum depression exists on a spectrum.
    — Caroline Chambers, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • If not a Bible then pamphlets, concern, real or not, in their voices.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of pamphlet
Noun
  • Unlike a read receipt, which only fires when a message is manually opened, a delivery receipt triggers automatically—even if the incoming text is filtered straight to a spam folder.
    — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Photo by Steve Peck When the plane hit Peck has a file folder filled with memories related to the attack on the World Trade Center.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of folder

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