advertising
noun
ad·ver·tis·ing
ˈad-vər-ˌtī-ziŋ 
1
: the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements
2
: advertisements
a magazine full of advertising
3
: the business of preparing advertisements for publication or broadcast
looking for a job in advertising
Examples of advertising in a Sentence
He is looking for a job in advertising.
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Brinkema dismissed the third part of the case, determining that tools used for general display advertising can’t clearly be defined as Google’s own market.
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
If influencers were primarily men, it would be seen as an innovative new career that’s taken over the advertising industry.
—Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
Not all the experts on the front line of advertising fraud are human: AI has also joined the fight.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The even has come a long way since that first chaotic Miami ePrix: The cars are properly fast now, the racing is both entertaining and quite technical, and at least the trackside advertising banners were in place before the start of the event this time.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
If influencers were primarily men, it would be seen as an innovative new career that’s taken over the advertising industry.
—Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
Not all the experts on the front line of advertising fraud are human: AI has also joined the fight.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The even has come a long way since that first chaotic Miami ePrix: The cars are properly fast now, the racing is both entertaining and quite technical, and at least the trackside advertising banners were in place before the start of the event this time.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Advertising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advertising. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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