leaflets

noun

plural of leaflet
as in brochures
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 leaflets Approximately 20 community providers staffed tables with giveaways such as educational leaflets, toys and treats. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 7 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 North Korea has remained hostile to President Lee Jae Myung’s overtures despite his efforts to ease tensions, including suspending anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts and taking steps to curb the launch of propaganda leaflets by activists. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026 In the years of the French Revolution and during the Italian Risorgimento, the itinerants carried in their baskets—hidden below the books—various leaflets and manifestos of secret societies conspiring against the ancien régime. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 The side leaflets also grow directly opposite each other, making this arrangement a helpful way to identify the plant. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 15 July 2026 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 In the late 1990s, the former police officer distributed leaflets with his articles on topics such as the Tiananmen crackdown. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 The leaflets are the first evacuation orders issued by Israel to Lebanese civilians since a ceasefire was agreed to last week by Israel and Hezbollah. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaflets
  1. brochures
  2. booklets
  3. flyers
  4. pamphlets
  5. folders
Noun
  • Dozens of vendors will be present to talk about programs for seniors, according to DeWitte’s website, and legislative brochures will be available at the free event.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Not simply to attend career fairs or hand out brochures but to give students real exposure to industries, career paths and professionals.
    — Valerie Mcgehee, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of brochures
Noun
  • Catalogs, booklets and leave-behinds can carry a brand story longer than a QR code and scroll can.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • How about heaps of photos of the guys with haircuts, guyliner, and nail polish, and CD booklets sodden with semen, blood, and piss?
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026
Definition of booklets
Noun
  • This starts with maintenance and includes brand-new interiors — everything from seats to sidewalls and inflight entertainment — to keep fliers happy.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In July, HotelTonight released the findings of its newest traveler poll, which asked hundreds of flyers about their biggest pet peeves at 35,000 feet.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • In Meli Taqueria, specializing in Mexican cuisine from the state of Guerrero, co-owner Rita Martinez took several pamphlets and a yellow private sign.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Buses transported families, including children and teenagers, from Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, while young activists from Ben Gvir’s and Smotrich’s parties handed out campaign materials and pamphlets.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of pamphlets
Noun
  • The shelves are stocked with crayons, markers, construction paper, notebooks, folders, binders, dry-erase markers and other classroom materials.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Affordable finds include notebooks, folders, pencils, crayons, glue sticks and other must-haves.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of folders

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