leaflets

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 Nussbaum and her colleagues began passing out leaflets at Boston subway and bus stops to women heading to their jobs at downtown office buildings. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 The first online evacuation order came on August 5 for residents of Mansouri, near Tyre, though Israel had already dropped leaflets on the village just a week into the ceasefire, telling ‌residents to leave ahead of strikes. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, leaflets ordering evacuations pattern the sky like a damned murmuration, and nighttime artillery fire paints striations like inverted fireworks. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Police found a collapsible baton inside the bag, but have not recovered any political leaflets that would suggest an act of protest. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaflets
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
  • That battle moved from brochures to search engines, from search to social media and online travel agencies, and now to generative AI.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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
Noun
  • According to the outlet, the flyers said Tony was last seen on September 22.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In the face of a Category 5 hurricane or an unfolding political scandal, campaign flyers and 30-second TV ads are useless.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Because of the family’s involvement in the Hispanic community, Juanito was well-known, says Orta, who met with them last week and made sure there were resource pamphlets available at the young man’s wake.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Those commands can gather information about a computer and copy documents from folders including Documents, Downloads and Desktop.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The latest Copilot app on Windows 11 can no longer search your computer's folders for files, though a previous version did.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Leaflets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaflets. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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