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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
By Wednesday afternoon, the White House was playing the controversial ads on loop on televisions in the press briefing room.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Conservative media outlets have seized on that hesitation, producing awkward sound bites that have powered campaign ads and White House messaging, regardless of the salience in the shutdown fight.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
NBCUniversal is still handling Versant’s ad sales and distribution.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
If your files are disorganized, your workflows are ad-hoc, or your code is messy, the AI tools have a very small and chaotic surface area to work with.
—Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Conservative media outlets have seized on that hesitation, producing awkward sound bites that have powered campaign ads and White House messaging, regardless of the salience in the shutdown fight.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
NBCUniversal is still handling Versant’s ad sales and distribution.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
If your files are disorganized, your workflows are ad-hoc, or your code is messy, the AI tools have a very small and chaotic surface area to work with.
—Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ad
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In the book, Shaw describes the subway grate scene featuring Monroe and actor Tom Ewell in The Seven Year Itch, and its subsequent image was his idea; however, the still image for the movie's advertisement was actually shot in a Los Angeles studio.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Also this week, your smart refrigerator may come with a new unwanted feature—advertisements.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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The recall is for approximately 58 million pounds of corn dog and sausage-on-a-stick products that may be contaminated with pieces of wood that are embedded in the batter, the FSIS said in its announcement.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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The baby announcement means the Culkin-Charton household is becoming a party of five, after the birth of their daughter Kinsey Sioux in 2019 and son Wilder Wolf in 2021.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ad. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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