as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
not having the money to run ads, the restaurant relies on word-of-mouth publicity
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Recent Examples of word-of-mouth
To date, all of my clients slid into my DMs and every project has been [secured through] word-of-mouth referrals.
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Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
News often travels by word-of-mouth in the network of Black fashion collectors and curators.
—Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
The Pitt’s weekly rollout is also advisable from a word-of-mouth standpoint.
—Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The film, starring Keke Palmer and SZA, is benefitting from positive word-of-mouth and has generated $25 million after two weekends of release.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
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Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
News often travels by word-of-mouth in the network of Black fashion collectors and curators.
—Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
The Pitt’s weekly rollout is also advisable from a word-of-mouth standpoint.
—Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The film, starring Keke Palmer and SZA, is benefitting from positive word-of-mouth and has generated $25 million after two weekends of release.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for word-of-mouth
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“Word-of-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/word-of-mouth. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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