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Recent Examples of handbill
Its only adornment was a framed picture of Mazen, the same one that had been on the handbills.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbill
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Zoo visitors can get botanical tour pamphlets near the ticket booth or online, which are filled with colorful pictures and plant facts.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Then, in 1958, a Massachusetts senator with his sights on the White House published a pamphlet calling for a change to the nation's laws.—
Mo Rocca
July 6,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
Noun
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No one compromised frequent flyer accounts or passwords.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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The new measures apply to all flyers, even those who haven’t been approved for pre-check.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Over the years, activists have sent leaflets critical of North Korea's government and USB sticks filled with information and South Korean pop music over into North Korea, while North Korea has sent balloons carrying trash over.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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In 2023, South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down a controversial law that criminalized the sending of leaflets and other items to North Korea, calling it an excessive restriction on free speech.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Future goals and better correspondence Next year, the commission hopes to do more work with substance abuse and vaping prevention in school, teaching youth in the county what to do if one of their peers is overdosing and purchasing overdose kits with informational brochures to hand out.—
Olivia Cyrus
July 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 July 2025
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Beaches on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast The Caribbean side of Costa Rica boasts the beaches that are printed on tourist brochures and postcards.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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Impressive, considering those builds aren’t even in the booklet!—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
11 July 2025
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The kit includes a booklet with test tubes, chemicals to play with (that won't hurt anybody, of course), as well as a cardboard VR headset that can be paired with a phone to find instructional videos from Mr. Nye himself.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Earlier this year the brand held two-week activations timed with the Rome Open, which included an influencer and press trip to the matches, out-of-home advertisements and a takeover of local ice-cream shops and cafés.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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The man’s video is one of many of longform advertisements produced by The Agora and its sprawling conglomerate of subsidiaries, which have spent decades cashing in on Americans’ growing distrust in government, financial institutions and healthcare providers.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Up until 1994, the U.S. Naval Observatory routinely issued special circulars in advance of major solar eclipses.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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Distribution of these free circulars ended with Fred's retirement from NASA.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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“Handbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbill. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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