Thesaurus results for LEAFLETS

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 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 Weeks later, a young union organizer handing out leaflets about her death outside the factory was surrounded by men wearing Brandix-logo clothing who threatened her with rape and murder, the letter added. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 The four victims of that attack, three of them US citizens, had been working for Brothers to the Rescue, an NGO dedicated to helping Cuban refugees and dropping anti-communist leaflets over the island. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 May 2026

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But marketing brochures and admissions websites rarely tell you the bad stuff — like a principal with a concerning history, lawsuits filed by families, or financial instability that could shutter a school in the middle of the school year.

— Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
He was seen passing out brochures that directed students to subscribe to his services for $15 per month, according to an article by The Kansas City Star.

— Zuri Primos July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

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Hicks passed out flyers at the restaurant for about an hour-and-a-half but then headed to the Wynwood Walls, which was about a seven-minute drive away.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Technology is core to the stock market and its role in future long-term growth will continue, but there are ways to gain exposure to technology high fliers without repeating the mistakes of the dotcom era.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 July 2026

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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
Parents with children and groups of friends mill about, and leftist student organizations chat with passersby, handing out pamphlets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

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