commercial break
noun
: the time when advertisements are broadcast during a radio or television program
We'll be back after the commercial break.
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As the show cut to a commercial break, the two continued debating just how hygienic Banks' antics are.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Coming out of commercial break, Rey Fenix singlehandedly got this crowd into this match with an insane Lucha Libre comeback.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Goldberg explained as the show came back from a commercial break, with her eyes darting around at entities that weren't visible to the audience at home.
—EW.com, 16 July 2025
Jazz Chisholm and Braves coach Eddie Perez exchanged words during the commercial break.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Coming out of commercial break, Rey Fenix singlehandedly got this crowd into this match with an insane Lucha Libre comeback.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Goldberg explained as the show came back from a commercial break, with her eyes darting around at entities that weren't visible to the audience at home.
—EW.com, 16 July 2025
Jazz Chisholm and Braves coach Eddie Perez exchanged words during the commercial break.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
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“Commercial break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20break. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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