advertisement

noun

ˌad-vər-ˈtīz-mənt How to pronounce advertisement (audio)
Definition of advertisementnext
as in ad
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest an advertisement for special low fares to Florida and Cancún during spring break

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Recent Examples of advertisement For Apple, showing the stitching or the painstaking movements behind a stop-motion film makes the production process part of the advertisement. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Around $40 million in Republican spending has gone toward negative advertisements, compared to only around $20 million from Democrats. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Around $40 million in Republican spending has gone toward negative advertisements, compared with around $20 million from Democrats. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Meta immediately took out advertisements in major newspapers, pressuring its competitors to adopt similar guardrails. — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for advertisement
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  1. ad
  2. announcement
  3. release
  4. advertising
Noun
  • Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Trump canceled trade talks with Canada after the ad aired during the World Series in October 2025.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ad
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  • Further announcements for the 2027 event will be due in the coming months.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Just one day before Musk made his announcement, artificial intelligence company Anthropic revealed a major philanthropic commitment of its own.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of announcement
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  • Judge Michael Sweet sentenced Roderick Earl Sowells, 60, for the murder of David Marcus Jones, 29, of West Sacramento, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of release
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  • Your phone could become part of a botnet The advertising fraud is only part of the story.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, Inglewood signed a deal with WOW Media to put electronic advertising all around the city — 60 digital signs carrying 108 screens.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Advertisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advertisement. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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