pamphlets

noun

plural of pamphlet
as in brochures
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 pamphlets Volunteers hand out cookies and sliced oranges for breakfast, while organizers run a workshop on collective action and others hand out pamphlets. — Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026 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, 22 Sep. 2026 What the pamphlets don’t tell you is that postpartum depression exists on a spectrum. — Caroline Chambers, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Response to West Nile cases Mecklenburg County Public Health has been distributing pamphlets in affected areas, Swinger said. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 Residents can also pick up batteries from the center, and DTE is providing informational pamphlets. — Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Educational pamphlets on criminal cults, which includes research done by Rose, are also available to guests. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 The stranger approached her with pamphlets and asked if her parents were home. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pamphlets
  1. brochures
  2. booklets
  3. leaflets
  4. flyers
  5. folders
Noun
  • But business-development brochures were never such grim reading.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Movies, television, and college brochures still default to the classic image of the carefree co-ed moving into a dorm.
    — Ruth Bauer, Fortune, 8 Oct. 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
  • There, demonstrators can write postcards, distribute leaflets and learn how to phone bank and door knock, according to the No Kings Kansas City Coalition.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • 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, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaflets
Noun
  • Greep — who eventually came to the stage an hour later than scheduled, and without his backing band — addressed the accusation on the flyers to begin the Vancouver show.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The agency can hold community meetings or disperse fliers to warn neighbors about the potential risk.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of flyers
Noun
  • The club secretary opened her computer and showed multiple folders that demonstrated just how much evidence a football club attempting to refloat has to provide.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This component's other skills include locating large files and folders, locating empty files, irretrievably erasing drives (other than the boot drive), uninstalling apps, and defragmenting disks and the registry.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of folders

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“Pamphlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pamphlets. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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