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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaflets
  1. brochures
  2. booklets
  3. flyers
  4. pamphlets
  5. folders
Noun
  • 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
  • In application material for that developer’s project, the agency also redacted the plan for translating tenant outreach brochures from English.
    — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 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
  • One Discord user posted a threat to hand out hundreds of fliers at the store’s physical Sonny Angel launch event later that morning, falsely claiming that owners supported ICE to discourage would-be shoppers.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Initially, the group aired jingles on the radio and distributed flyers around Ife, stressing the importance of early detection.
    — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • Response to West Nile cases Mecklenburg County Public Health has been distributing pamphlets in affected areas, Swinger said.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Educational pamphlets on criminal cults, which includes research done by Rose, are also available to guests.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of pamphlets
Noun
  • However, those using the free edition can only define three folders and three labels, while Plus users get 200 of each, and Unlimited users have no such limits.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But sharp increases in the cost of folders, pencils and other products have forced her to cut back and search for cheaper alternatives.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of folders

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“Leaflets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaflets. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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