as in advertisement
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
did you see the ads in the paper for cheap round-trip flights to Florida?
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Recent Examples of ad
Depending on the matchup, the unit price for a 30-second ad that runs in a CFP semifinal can fetch on the order of $700,000 to $750,000 a pop.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
An accident at a Pepsi ad shoot causes his scalp to catch fire, and in playing that moment for as much tragedy as possible, the film all but labels Michael’s life as a gothic-horror tale of body transformation.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
In a video posted to her TikTok Wednesday, Tudhal shared her story in an ad paid for by the Alliance Against Corporate Abuse.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
SiriusXM’s stock has been rallying over the past three months, up more than 20% and hitting its own 52-week highs after striking an audio ad deal with YouTube.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
An accident at a Pepsi ad shoot causes his scalp to catch fire, and in playing that moment for as much tragedy as possible, the film all but labels Michael’s life as a gothic-horror tale of body transformation.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
In a video posted to her TikTok Wednesday, Tudhal shared her story in an ad paid for by the Alliance Against Corporate Abuse.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
SiriusXM’s stock has been rallying over the past three months, up more than 20% and hitting its own 52-week highs after striking an audio ad deal with YouTube.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ad
Noun
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Since then, Google and OpenAI have experimented with advertisements in their own chatbots.—
Brian Jay Tang,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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The other major limitation included a lack of clear guidelines for advertisements broadcast on the public airwaves.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With Tony Award nominations for the 2025-2026 season a week away (announcements are on Tuesday, May 5), now might be a good time to refresh your memory of what Deadline had to say about the fruits of a very busy Broadway spring.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Their announcement was a departure from what has been the more typically adversarial relationship between Mamdani and Menin, who stand on different ends of the Democratic Party spectrum and have developed mostly antagonistic positions in the city’s budget process.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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