as in advertisements
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
busily perusing the job adverts in the Sunday Times
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Recent Examples of adverts
Andy Mitten, New York Times, 8 May 2026
In Kyiv many American and British businesses were establishing new branches of their corporations, and the once red banners of Soviet slogans on busy streets were rapidly being overtaken by adverts for Coca Cola and McDonalds.
—Irene Zabytko
may 7, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
The state, which had long been the biggest advertiser in Hungary’s media market, soon began to pull adverts from outlets deemed hostile to Fidesz.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
They were lured by social media adverts offering work-study programs.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Dyer used to love the old Pearl and Dean adverts.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
To hammer the point home further, the company is releasing a Super Bowl commercial that makes fun of unnamed rivals adding adverts to their AI.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 4 Feb. 2026
The finish area stripped of color and the usual sponsor adverts.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Consequently, all three adverts were upheld as breaches of the CAP Code—more specifically, edition 12 of the primary framework for the rulings—and slapped with misleading advertising and lack of substantiation.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
The Athletic carries adverts from gambling companies.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 8 May 2026
In Kyiv many American and British businesses were establishing new branches of their corporations, and the once red banners of Soviet slogans on busy streets were rapidly being overtaken by adverts for Coca Cola and McDonalds.
—Irene Zabytko
may 7, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
The state, which had long been the biggest advertiser in Hungary’s media market, soon began to pull adverts from outlets deemed hostile to Fidesz.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
They were lured by social media adverts offering work-study programs.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Dyer used to love the old Pearl and Dean adverts.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
To hammer the point home further, the company is releasing a Super Bowl commercial that makes fun of unnamed rivals adding adverts to their AI.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 4 Feb. 2026
The finish area stripped of color and the usual sponsor adverts.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Consequently, all three adverts were upheld as breaches of the CAP Code—more specifically, edition 12 of the primary framework for the rulings—and slapped with misleading advertising and lack of substantiation.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adverts
Noun
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Sponsors—Colgate-Palmolive among them—demanded advertisements for their products not air on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The state’s political ethics watchdog is investigating the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer and an influencer who boosted him online for potentially violating a state law on political advertisements.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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But Friday’s announcement signals the health system’s intent to more aggressively grow its academic programs.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Remove anything that signals scarcity thinking or desperation energy.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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That means viewership around such stuff is smaller, and the networks need to show that ads are reaching not the most people, but rather the most likely people to be interested in a bottle of soda, a specific kind of running shoe, or a new weight-loss drug.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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So those platforms repaved most of the internet into surfaces that could host video ads, then incentivized users and publishers to roll their cameras.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The Audiencia Nacional emphasized that its ruling refers only to taxes due in 2011.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Despite its name, London broil refers less to a specific cut than to a technique.—
Zaynab Issa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The announcements came on the first day of Singapore's ATxSummit, a technology conference with a heavy focus on AI deployment this year.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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There’s some exciting things happening on that front and there’ll be new announcements.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The Bible mentions oaks 60 times.—
Joseph Bonasia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Inés has been raised in a world of strange ellipses, and hardly bats an eye when the hotel bartender goes quiet after someone mentions his missing brother, but Hanna (Maia Rae Domagala) is a different story.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Some hints about what is happening The One Big Beautiful Bill was signed into law on July 4, 2025.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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Despite getting demoted from protagonist to fatality victim, Tan hints that he might not be done with Mortal Kombat — even if Cole and his now-two-dimensional noggin are.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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“Adverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adverts. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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