handbill

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Recent Examples of handbill An ordinance prohibiting the distribution of handbills or solicitation on private property before sunrise or after sunset — or 7 p.m., whichever is later. Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 That means a Kamala Harris T-Shirt or a Donald Trump MAGA cap is allowed when someone is voting in a polling place, but distributing handbills for a candidate isn’t. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024 Unapproved pamphlets, fliers, handbills, etc. Weapons of any kind. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024 Horizon’s inhabitants seem to have been lured from the East by handbills touting Edenic splendors. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for handbill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbill
Noun
  • His face appears on pamphlets in the foyer, and on the backs of books in a small library.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • The pamphlet also included a list of demands calling on the university to divest from Israel and to keep police and ICE agents off campus.
    Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Families with young children, solo travelers indifferent to seat assignments, and budget-conscious flyers can often decline to pay extra for seat selection.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • First Last Your phone number ### - ### - #### Feel free to add an image of document, such as a flyer, or photos of this event from the past.
    South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Its distinctive leaves consist of small leaflets arranged in rows on each side of the central vein, and its small yellow flowers appear in spherical clusters.
    Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Outside of the Orland Park Civic Center, a polling place on Tuesday, McLaughlin was handing out leaflets supporting Dodge and the Orland Park for All group as well as for his daughter, Bridget Lindbloom, running for a library board seat.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The 11-building development includes two standalone four-story town houses with three bedrooms and four bathrooms, with the rest of the units split up between condominiums and apartments, according to the brochure.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2025
  • In the early 1920s, tens of thousands of people across the United States, many of whom had never set foot in Florida, made down payments on unbuilt lots in the Sunshine State, lured in by fanciful brochures and fast-talking salespeople.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The boxes are themed and include a little booklet that goes over the products and offers ideas on how to use them intentionally.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 11 May 2025
  • However, after Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979, Britain’s The Times newspaper demanded the government publish the booklets.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • All told, the plaintiffs offer nearly 200 pages of allegations regarding celebrities and influencers who, among other things, lent their NIL, appeared at glitzy events, and were featured in advertisements and social media posts that encouraged fans to invest.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 May 2025
  • An advertisement for an accident attorney—oh, what my life could have been.
    Allegra Leal, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • But the bigger problem now is the big bang of agency memos, bulletins, circulars, and other forms of regulatory dark matter—edicts that bypass traditional public-notice rulemaking procedures, allegedly lack the force of law, yet few are brave enough to ignore.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Other ways to save on eggs include using store circulars, or buying them with a cash-back credit card.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Handbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbill. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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