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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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noun

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Recent Examples of commercial
Adjective
With the hardest part behind them, Firefly is now focused on completing surface operations and continuing to demonstrate the capabilities of commercial lunar missions. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2025 Issues that can land associations on the list include inadequate reserves or insurance, too many delinquencies, too much commercial space, structural or construction issues, outstanding special assessments and too many rentals. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
Trachtenberg appeared in more than 100 commercials before securing her first TV role, playing a dying child on an episode of Law & Order. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025 Bateman first began acting in commercials as a child before he was cast in his first role as James Cooper Ingalls on Little House in the show’s seventh and eighth seasons. Victoria Edel, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commercial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commercial
Adjective
  • Di Santi will lead the bank’s strategic focus on serving the needs of professional teams, leagues, businesses and corporate partners throughout the sports industry.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • During the 2024 presidential election campaign, Trump vowed to introduce a series of tax cuts including reducing the corporate tax rate to 15 percent for firms that produce their products in the U.S. and ending the taxation of tips and overtime wages for waiting staff and other service workers.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to sharing across all internal communication channels, consider developing compelling narratives for public promotion as part of a greater PR or advertising strategy.
    Andrea Aker, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • TikTok star Reece Feldman has also been a part of official promotions for the Oscars.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Simply put, organic marketing refers to marketing strategies that attract customers without paying third parties for advertisements.
    Ines Nasri, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This year, the Super Bowl was all about artificial intelligence, as Google, Meta, OpenAI, and Salesforce ran ads showing off their A.I. tools.
    Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Brown says the championship game sold out months ago at rates that are comparable to NFL games, and that overall tournament ad sales are pacing nearly 200 percent above last year, an enormous increase at a moment where the overall ad business is still embracing a certain amount of austerity.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After more than a decade on screen, Alexandra Daddario has a message for her critics.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
  • In some instances, FasTrak is misspelled as FastTrack, a clear sign that the message originated from a scammer.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The deal is said to encompass 50 percent of both publishing and master rights, with the right of publicity included.
    Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Interestingly, one currently red-hot country, Japan, has seen its tourism spike driven by publicity of the exceptionally strong dollar to weak yen.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • That offset advertising revenue dropping to $34.3 million, compared to a year earlier $39 million.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As a leading expert in digital marketing, artificial intelligence applications, and business innovation, Professor Sawhney provided a comprehensive overview of how Gen AI is reshaping industries and the critical strategies businesses should adopt to maximize its potential.
    Taarini Kaur Dang, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The former Netflix chief marketing officer also shared that opening up about her experience has led to an outpouring of responses from women who have been on a similar path.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Commercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commercial. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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