advertise

verb

ˈad-vər-ˌtīz How to pronounce advertise (audio)
Definition of advertisenext
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly I wouldn't advertise my bad credit rating to the whole world if I were you

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Recent Examples of advertise Rarely would a team ever advertise a locale other than their current home, but the itinerant A’s are also in a position unlike any franchise before them following a messy departure from Oakland after last season. — Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025 These services are advertised well in advance and provide a moment of reflection before the day’s exuberant celebrations get underway. — David Nikel, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 And despite doing pretty much nothing different product- or marketing-wise (Agnès B. doesn’t advertise, and Charvet barely has a social media presence), these brands are being rediscovered by new shoppers, bringing even more interest to their long-standing core products. — Ana Colón, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025 Research suggests that about 50% of products advertised to Black women contain these types of chemicals, compared with about 7% that are advertised to White women, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for advertise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advertise
  1. announce
  2. publish
  3. proclaim
  4. declare
Verb
  • In 2015, Kobe Bryant announced his retirement in The Players’ Tribune.
    — Doug Haller, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Today, the Duchess of Sussex announced on her social media channels that her latest venture into the podcasting space will arrive on April 8, titled Confessions of a Female Founder.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of announce
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  • This story was originally published March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of publish
Verb
  • The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • For those who proclaim that everything needs to be made in America, this final journey likely symbolizes the end of a (perhaps) bygone era.
    — Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of proclaim
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  • When Lawrence declares the Cowboys as a team that isn’t going to win a Super Bowl in the next few years — Lawrence signed a three-year deal in Seattle — the core of the team is understandably going to take offense to that.
    — Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The department relieved Proctor of duty on July 1, the very same day a mistrial was declared in the Read case.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of declare

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