as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
not having the money to run ads, the restaurant relies on word-of-mouth publicity
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Recent Examples of word-of-mouth
The best word-of-mouth advertising comes from a happy customer.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
It wasn’t paid advertising or viral fame that catapulted her success—Sheehan credits her growth to word-of-mouth buzz.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Strong word-of-mouth prompted a transfer to Off-Broadway's Daryl Roth Theatre.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
But there was a word-of-mouth campaign happening around the show as American fans recruited others into their viewing pools.
—Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
It wasn’t paid advertising or viral fame that catapulted her success—Sheehan credits her growth to word-of-mouth buzz.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Strong word-of-mouth prompted a transfer to Off-Broadway's Daryl Roth Theatre.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
But there was a word-of-mouth campaign happening around the show as American fans recruited others into their viewing pools.
—Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for word-of-mouth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for word-of-mouth
Adjective
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Both companies made the case that oral options are bringing more people into the market for weight loss drugs, with Novo touting that prescriptions of its Wegovy pill reached more than 3 million just five months into the launch.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Another group of oral antihistamines, called H2 antihistamines, block histamine in receptors mostly found in your stomach.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The verbal fight escalated, and then one male produced a firearm and shot the other, police said.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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While most college broadcast-journalism programs tend to encourage would-be talent to ditch their regional accents in favor of a more neutral, untraceable delivery, TV pros who came up in the bigs aren’t subject to that sort of verbal nullification.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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“Word-of-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/word-of-mouth. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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