leaflets

Definition of leafletsnext
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 The group’s task force has been in the community this month, distributing leaflets and engaging in conversations to raise awareness about the issues and the supportive services available to victims. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026 Each leaf is made up of five leaflets, representing the five elements of balance. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025 Easily identifiable by the three leaflets with a pale triangular mark, the white or light pink flowerheads appear in the spring. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025 Prosecutors released the evidence on Monday, appearing to confirm North Korea’s claims that South Korea sent covert drones to the country to drop anti-regime leaflets last October. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025 Analysis showed the REEs were most concentrated in the fern’s pinna (leaflets). Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2025 This week in Thessaloniki, industry professionals have been circulating leaflets and Visibility Zero campaign buttons, hoping to raise awareness about their struggle by ensuring that the movement is anything but invisible to festival guests. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025 Zion Norwood and Wilmer Almendarez, both 16 and students at Western International High School, sat in camp chairs, handing out leaflets supporting Sheffield’s rival, Solomon Kinloch Jr. Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025 This week, air traffic controllers with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, a labor union and aviation safety organization, demanded the end of the shutdown and handed out leaflets. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaflets
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
  • As of Sunday, Nado continues his search for Pico, posting flyers with pictures and contact information.
    Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • My father spent seven years in prison and another two years doing hard labor in Siberia for writing anti-regime flyers from a democratic Marxist point of view.
    Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That's because professional strategists, image-makers, press aides, pamphlets, travel, air time and all the rest are expensive.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
  • From pamphlets to periodicals to local newspapers, the printed news created this country.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Tag emails with keywords or set up folders.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The fifth group consisted of 120 images of hard drives, folders and boxes, apparently taken by investigators.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025

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“Leaflets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaflets. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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