commercials

Definition of commercialsnext
plural of commercial

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of commercials Pepsi a primetime player in Super Bowl commercials The new commercial is the latest in a long history securing Pepsi's place in pop culture. Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercials
Noun
  • Dropout ads encourage password-sharing.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
  • These include ads for PSB Bank, the Kofemaniya restaurant chain, the Russian Media Group, and the Russian Olympic Committee.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Sponsors—Colgate-Palmolive among them—demanded advertisements for their products not air on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Those messages, however, are taken from the reporting party’s device only after they have been decrypted using the decryption keys available only to the reporting party.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
  • Transmission messages are a big theme throughout the season, because Mother is broadcasting this message all the time that only certain people can hear, her SOS help signal.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 May 2026
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
Noun
  • 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
  • There’s some exciting things happening on that front and there’ll be new announcements.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Fulton covers sections of the city east of the 101 Freeway, writing voicey blurbs that collect upcoming events, intriguing real-estate listings, and niche celebrity gossip.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Maybe the publisher changes the jacket design to emphasize themes that resonated with readers, or maybe there are new review blurbs that make the book design pop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Days beyond 10 hours help fuel significant billings for some lawyers, including two from the firm Rock Fusco & Connelly whose billing amounts last year led all attorneys working for the city on this kind of case.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • LinkedIn data shows postings with AI in the title have grown more than 300 percent in the last two years.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • San Diego’s tech giant Qualcomm led new job advertisements in April, with 164 new postings, according to state data that aggregates job postings during the month.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026

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“Commercials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercials. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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