as in corporate
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale
the commercial fare produced by the Hollywood movie studios
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Recent Examples of commercial
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
The incident in Toronto comes after 67 people were killed when a commercial jetliner and helicopter collided in Washington, a medical transportation plane crash in Philadelphia that killed six people on board and another on the ground and the deaths of 10 people in a plane crash in Alaska.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
However, my favorite is this zany commercial for Jiffy Pop... Airbags.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Published by Simon & Schuster, Lonesome Dove reached huge commercial and critical success upon its release in 1986.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
The incident in Toronto comes after 67 people were killed when a commercial jetliner and helicopter collided in Washington, a medical transportation plane crash in Philadelphia that killed six people on board and another on the ground and the deaths of 10 people in a plane crash in Alaska.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
Dancing with the Stars stars and spouses Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson are hosting the ceremony, where awards will be presented in 23 categories spanning makeup and hair styling artistry in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and live theater.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
However, my favorite is this zany commercial for Jiffy Pop... Airbags.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercial
Adjective
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Small businesses are closing, and corporate headquarters are leaving.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Among other notable corporate cuts, Citigroup and Sears, Roebuck & Co. each slashed about 50,000 jobs, in 2008 and 1993, respectively.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Getting to promotion and relegation will not be an easy fight, however.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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This year’s award went to the River Roads Festival in Easthampton, Mass. The Spirit of Folk Awards are presented to people and organizations actively involved in the promotion and preservation of folk music.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Simply put, organic marketing refers to marketing strategies that attract customers without paying third parties for advertisements.—
Ines Nasri,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps the best advertisement for U.S.A.I.D. is that autocrats tend to hate it.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Revenue from streaming and direct-to-consumer operations rose 8% to about $2.01 billion, buoyed by a 7% increase in subscriptions and a 9% increase in ad sales.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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With small businesses reducing ad budgets, sales on Baidu’s search platforms have slowed, particularly in key sectors such as e-commerce, real estate, and travel.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Jassy said in the message Troufanov, along with his mother, grandmother and girlfriend, was abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas.—
Kristina Watrobski,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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Avoid clicking links: Never click on links in unsolicited messages.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, there have been many articles and books commemorating the milestone; one of the latter made headlines Friday for a publicity gaffe involving Tina Fey and Jon Hamm.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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One possible reason Trump's arrest rate isn't matching Biden's: The publicity surrounding the new president's tough talk on immigration has fueled a dramatic dip in the number of people trying to enter the U.S. illegally on the southern border.—
Axios,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That offset advertising revenue dropping to $34.3 million, compared to a year earlier $39 million.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Anthropic's model has expanded far beyond Alexa within Amazon and is helping to drive product search and advertising as well, the person said.—
Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Acumen’s expertise in film production, distribution, and digital marketing ensures that these businesses can reach the right audiences with the right messaging.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Travails from sponsor fatigue to cutbacks in entertainment marketing, to the decline in arthouse attendance numbers, all these woes and others are giving festival organizers and art film fans lots of sleepless nights.—
Steven Gaydos,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Commercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercial. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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