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noun

Definition of marketingnext
as in advertising

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verb

present participle of market
as in selling
to offer for sale to the public local farmers market their garden-fresh produce at roadside stands all over the valley

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Recent Examples of marketing
Noun
Radhika Mettakhun, marketing and business development at Alvaasce, is also part of the new generation that has taken up the mantle of the family business, working to give it a new twist. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 DeFeo is departing as executive Vice President, communications and marketing and chief communications officer. — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
In some cases, participants are encouraged to earn money by recruiting new customers or reselling the same course, creating an affiliate structure in which marketing the program becomes more lucrative than the cryptocurrency instruction itself. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 The brokers have been marketing a group of the firm's holding on both the long and short side for sale prior to Thursday's start of trading, according to people familiar with the situation. — David Faber, CNBC, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketing
  1. advertising
  2. selling
  3. propaganda
Noun
  • His firm has been tracking worldwide advertising content for years, and it's seen a 30% to 40% increase in ad spend targeting warmer regions with arctic imagery.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The strongest beer brands are moving beyond product advertising and attaching themselves to experiences, communities and rituals.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of advertising
Verb
  • Seat counts have stopped predicting anything, which means the pricing model underneath thirty years of enterprise software is now unstable in both directions, and everybody selling it knows.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Former homes are now occupied by spice warehouses and stores selling antiques and handicrafts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of selling
Noun
  • Alongside health advice, state media has repeatedly returned to a familiar propaganda theme — Kim’s willingness to endure the same oppressive weather faced by ordinary North Koreans.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine’s fight is also taking place in classrooms where children learn the truth instead of propaganda.
    — Lidia Pilecky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of propaganda

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“Marketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketing. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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