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pamphlet

noun

ˈpam(p)-flət How to pronounce pamphlet (audio)
Definition of pamphletnext
as in booklet
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover pamphlets about common safety precautions that we all can put into use

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Recent Examples of pamphlet Educational pamphlets on criminal cults, which includes research done by Rose, are also available to guests. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 The Riders of the Afterlife pamphlet in Matt’s bed makes the link between the cult and the Trawler even clearer. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 The guard stamps my name before shoving a copy of the week’s pamphlet in my hand. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 The stranger approached her with pamphlets and asked if her parents were home. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pamphlet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pamphlet
  1. booklet
  2. brochure
  3. leaflet
  4. flyer
  5. folder
Noun
  • The proxy gave me a blue pencil, a test booklet, and a scantron for my answers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Visitors to the boutique are handed a booklet in which their fragrance blotters can be placed and notions of perfumes jotted down.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of booklet
Noun
  • The spa brochure ranges from seashell massages (which, yes, involve giant seashells covered in coconut oil) to traditional Thai rubdowns and every kind of herbal body wrap, detox-scrub and age-defying facial in between.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The answers can tell you far more than a polished marketing brochure ever will.
    — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of brochure
Noun
  • 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
Definition of leaflet
Noun
  • On every street corner were heartbreaking handmade flyers on poles asking if anyone had seen a member of someone’s family who had failed to respond to calls and never came home from work.
    — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, the Department of Homeland Security, which was formed after the attacks, said flyers can leave their shoes on at airports, a major change for travelers going through regular security.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of flyer
Noun
  • Unlike a read receipt, which only fires when a message is manually opened, a delivery receipt triggers automatically—even if the incoming text is filtered straight to a spam folder.
    — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Photo by Steve Peck When the plane hit Peck has a file folder filled with memories related to the attack on the World Trade Center.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of folder

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