pamphlet

noun

ˈpam(p)-flət How to pronounce pamphlet (audio)
Definition of pamphletnext
as in booklet
a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover pamphlets about common safety precautions that we all can put into use

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Recent Examples of pamphlet As far as our genetic library goes, the Y chromosome seems like a mere pamphlet. — Mike McRae 20, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Just a twenty‑page pamphlet by Guy Wyser‑Pratte, one of the earliest practitioners, which mostly gestured at concepts rather than showing how to apply them. — Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 What the pamphlets don’t tell you is that postpartum depression exists on a spectrum. — Caroline Chambers, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Residents can also pick up batteries from the center, and DTE is providing informational pamphlets. — Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pamphlet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pamphlet
  1. booklet
  2. brochure
  3. leaflet
  4. flyer
  5. folder
Noun
  • Little ones can color, solve puzzles, read stories, and more in this booklet.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Guria remains poor enough that a municipal beauty pageant can offer a food processor — beg pardon, a food processor and its instruction booklet — as its top prize.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of booklet
Noun
  • Read the contract as closely as the brochure, and none of it will surprise you.
    — Kevin Henneman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 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, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of brochure
Noun
  • There, demonstrators can write postcards, distribute leaflets and learn how to phone bank and door knock, according to the No Kings Kansas City Coalition.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Nussbaum and her colleagues began passing out leaflets at Boston subway and bus stops to women heading to their jobs at downtown office buildings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaflet
Noun
  • Other airlines, including American’s chief rivals United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, currently allow customers to combine their frequent flyer miles with cash.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Like Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines offers travelers with flights delayed for at least three hours extra compensation in the form of frequent flier points (at least 2,000 Atmos Rewards points) or a voucher toward a future flight of at least $50.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of flyer
Noun
  • The club secretary opened her computer and showed multiple folders that demonstrated just how much evidence a football club attempting to refloat has to provide.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This component's other skills include locating large files and folders, locating empty files, irretrievably erasing drives (other than the boot drive), uninstalling apps, and defragmenting disks and the registry.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of folder

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