as in corporate
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale
the commercial fare produced by the Hollywood movie studios
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Recent Examples of commercial
Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Routine commercial flights to orbit did not exist.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
Or, This is my new energy drink and this is a credit card commercial.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Porter has also worked as a meteorological technical subject matter expert in for both government and commercial organizations around the world.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Routine commercial flights to orbit did not exist.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
Jeffers will report to Ben Blake, executive vice president, customer and commercial.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
Or, This is my new energy drink and this is a credit card commercial.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercial
Adjective
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Eco effort Special acknowledgement needs to be made toward the hotel’s approach to conservation through the lens of community, an extension of Four Seasons’ corporate philosophy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Part of the company’s dramatic turnaround since new ownership took over in 2019 has been to allow individual stores to tailor the shopping experience and displays to their local markets, rather than corporate’s cookie-cutter mandates, according to reporting by ModernRetail.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Anonymous Content announced the promotion of nine executives across multiple divisions of the company on Tuesday morning.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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The outfielder’s development was likely impacted by being called up as a 21-year-old with barely any playing time in Triple-A under his belt at the time of his promotion.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Barbara was 3 years old, her mother saw an advertisement for the Little Miss Little Rock Contest and entered the child, who won.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ubiquitous advertisements on television and social media, often fronted by celebrities and sports idols, are now often the first exposure to gambling for children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those brief ads are targeting about four dozen battleground districts that the group believes can be flipped.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Shailin Asadollahi told me that her family’s group chat had turned into a live feed of ad-hoc forensics, chronicling their efforts to find her brother.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If messages pile up, pause notifications for at least an hour — do your best to spend that hour focused on whatever task is most troubling you.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Lopez did not respond to multiple messages from The Star for this voter guide.—
Nathan Pilling
March 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Storrie is repped by CAA, Atlas Artists, the law firm Yorn Levine and Shelter PR for personal publicity.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Cooper never explicitly raised Jordan’s name in connection with the museum due to trademark and right-of-publicity concerns.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The bill only applies to social media platforms with $1 billion or more in annual advertising revenue, a pool that includes other social media giants such as YouTube and TikTok but may not capture other popular platforms like Discord, which is widely used by gamers.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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The broad ban on advertising also raises serious constitutional concerns.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Students can specialize in design, marketing, and production and graduate with industry certifications from Dallas College.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Many observers, like The New York Times’ Silicon Valley correspondent Mike Isaac, said TBPN amounts to a form of marketing for OpenAI.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Commercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercial. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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