adverts 1 of 2

plural of advert, chiefly British

adverts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of advert

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of adverts
Noun
Last year, Ken McCallum, MI5’s director-general, said Chinese spies poseda daily national security threat, and were creating fake job adverts to try to lure British professionals into handing over information. — CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Flynn had been for a drink with a girl whose job was to place adverts in the various Festival guides and brochures and who spoke mostly in panegyrics. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 More than 10% of Hollywood job adverts are AI-related, The Los Angeles Times reported, suggesting the US movie industry is increasingly incorporating the technology despite public protests. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026 This will allow Joyn users to access ZDF news, docs, culture, factual and entertainment programs for free without adverts. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 July 2026 But his boyish face might never be plastered across TV adverts or the billboards of Times Square in the way his sporting peers are. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 4 July 2026 The platform has featured traditional adverts for bets, but CazéTV’s commentators have also promoted betting during the games, blending advertising with commentary of the action on the pitch. — ABC News, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adverts
Noun
  • Obama is getting significantly more involved in the midterm elections, with additional campaign stops and advertisements expected to come in the closing weeks, according to plans shared first with The Associated Press.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Cheerful images of daisies and sunflowers, culled from hardware store seed packets and perfume advertisements, sit alongside micrographs of cells and other elements invisible to the naked eye.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • How tomato leaf became spring’s pumpkin spice Fans of the scent are describing it as the warm-weather answer to pumpkin spice, the seasonal cue that signals summer the way cinnamon and nutmeg signal fall.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But that mainstream attention also signals stiffer competition ahead.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some of the ads say that the billionaire tax would lead to a decline in tax revenue, while others claim that the measure will lead to the state legislature approving wealth taxes on non-billionaires.
    — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Different views on the topic The White House describes the ads as public-service announcements intended to encourage patriotism and explain why America is worth defending.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In his extensive writings, Lee refers almost exclusively to abstract artists.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Total testosterone is the entire amount of testosterone circulating in the body, both bound and unbound to proteins and is biologically active, while free testosterone refers only to the hormone not bound to proteins and is biologically active.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Amid the backlash, the White House has defended the television spots as public service announcements meant to educate voters and promote patriotism.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The announcements of this year's prizes began Monday with the Nobel Prize in medicine being awarded to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The indictment mentions evidence of the smuggling that took place in 2024, with Earthmade Computer buying dozens of high-end servers and shipping them overseas.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Neither mentions coal specifically, but rather bulk commodities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The title hints that the film will follow Aegon the Conqueror, who, along with his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys, invaded Westeros and conquered most of the Seven Kingdoms with the help of their dragons, Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • According to the rules of the game, Joker can only give his team members hints while the rest of the class watches and laughs at their stumbles.
    — Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Adverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adverts. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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