infomercial
noun
in·fo·mer·cial
ˈin-(ˌ)fō-ˌmər-shəl 
-fə-
: a television program that is an extended advertisement often including a discussion or demonstration
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Retail trade jobs are in or outside a store, from infomercials to street vendors to vending machines, can sell to consumers or other businesses and involve after-sale services, such as repair and installation, the BLS says.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Now, conventions are marathon infomercials in which each party extols its supposedly sacred virtues.
—airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
In a sense, the show was the connective tissue that brought all the areas of their brand together — a long infomercial that blended business with personal.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Now, conventions are marathon infomercials in which each party extols its supposedly sacred virtues.
—airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
In a sense, the show was the connective tissue that brought all the areas of their brand together — a long infomercial that blended business with personal.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for infomercial
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“Infomercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infomercial. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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