often attributive
1
: advertisement sense 1
newspapers ads
TV ads for new cars
2
: advertising
an ad agency
1
active duty
2
after date
4
Alzheimer's disease
5
anno Domini
—often printed in small capitals and often punctuated
6
assembly district
7
assistant director
8
athletic director
9
right ear
—used especially in audiology and in writing medical prescriptions
analog/digital
variants
or ac-
or af-
or ag-
or al-
or ap-
or as-
or at-
1
: to : toward
—usually ac- before c, k, or q
acculturation
and af- before faffluent
and ag- before gaggradation
and al- before lalliteration
and ap- before papportion
and as- before sassuasive
and at- before tattune
and ad- before other sounds but sometimes ad- even before one of the listed consonantsadsorb
2
: near : adjacent to
—in this sense always in the form ad-
adrenal
-ad
6 of 7adverb suffix
: in the direction of : toward
cephalad
: member of a botanical group
bromeliad
Synonyms
Examples of ad in a Sentence
Noun (1)
did you see the ads in the paper for cheap round-trip flights to Florida?
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Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The race initially had taken on a respectful tone between the candidates before both claimed political ads targeting them either misrepresented their views or smeared their reputations.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The board ultimately ruled that Schenke had violated Indiana election laws about disclaimers on political ads, and referred the matter to the Indiana Election Division for discipline or sanctions.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
As Forbes’ Emily Baker-White reported last week, Meta’s Facebook ran hundreds of ads from pages falsely claiming the election may be rigged or postponed.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In response to backlash, Brownlee said the app would be dialing back its data disclosures and the frequency of ads for the free version.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The race initially had taken on a respectful tone between the candidates before both claimed political ads targeting them either misrepresented their views or smeared their reputations.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The board ultimately ruled that Schenke had violated Indiana election laws about disclaimers on political ads, and referred the matter to the Indiana Election Division for discipline or sanctions.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
As Forbes’ Emily Baker-White reported last week, Meta’s Facebook ran hundreds of ads from pages falsely claiming the election may be rigged or postponed.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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