personal ad

noun

: a short message in a special section of a newspaper, magazine, etc., that is written by someone who is interested in forming a friendly or romantic relationship with someone else

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From a standing desk, Jeff Baron, an audio producer who started at the paper’s circulation desk in 2013, vets each personal ad application one at a time. — Adrienne Raphel, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is making its latest push to Asian American voters, releasing a personal ad about her mother, Shyamala Gopalan. — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024

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“Personal ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20ad. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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