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Synonyms of <em>advertising</em></h2><p class="entryNumbers"> (Entry 1 of 2) </div></div> <div class="vg"><div class="sb no-sn"><span class="sb-0"><div class="sense no-subnum"><span class="dt ">
as in <em class="mw_t_it">commercial</em>, <em class="mw_t_it">word</em></span> <span class="thes-list sim-list"><div class="thes-list-header"><p class="function-label">Synonyms & Near Synonyms for <em>advertising</em></div> <div class="thes-list-content synonyms_list"><ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/billing">billing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/blurb">blurb</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/come-on">come-on</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/commercial">commercial</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/message">message</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/pitch">pitch</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/plugola">plugola</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/spot">spot</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/word">word</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/ad">ad</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/advert">advert</a><li>
[<span class="wsls">chiefly British</span>], <li><a href="/thesaurus/advertisement">advertisement</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/announcement">announcement</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/bulletin">bulletin</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/communiqu%C3%A9">communiqué</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/notice">notice</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/notification">notification</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/posting">posting</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/release">release</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/broadside">broadside</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/brochure">brochure</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/circular">circular</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/flyer">flyer</a><li><span class="wvrs"> (<span class="wvl">also</span> <span class="wva"><a href="/thesaurus/flier">flier</a></span>)</span>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/fly%20sheet">fly sheet</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/gazette">gazette</a><li>
[<span class="wsls">British</span>], <li><a href="/thesaurus/handbill">handbill</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/handout">handout</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/bill">bill</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/billboard">billboard</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/placard">placard</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/playbill">playbill</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/poster">poster</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/show%20bill">show bill</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/sign">sign</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/broadcast">broadcast</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/cablecast">cablecast</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/newscast">newscast</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/telecast">telecast</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/communication">communication</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/dispatch">dispatch</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/report">report</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/annunciation">annunciation</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/declaration">declaration</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/edict">edict</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/proclamation">proclamation</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/promulgation">promulgation</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/pronouncement">pronouncement</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/pronunciamento">pronunciamento</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/rescript">rescript</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/signification">signification</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/ballyhoo">ballyhoo</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/boost">boost</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/buildup">buildup</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/campaign">campaign</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/plug">plug</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/promo">promo</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/promotion">promotion</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/propaganda">propaganda</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/publicity">publicity</a></ul></div></span></div></span></div></div></div> <span href="#" data-hom="2" class="anchor-name anchor-spacer" id="h2-anchor"></span> <div class="row entry-header thesaurus"><div class="col-12"><p class="hword">advertising</p> <span class="fl"><a class="important-blue-link" href="/dictionary/verb">verb</a></span></div></div> <div class="vg thes"><div class="sls"><span class="sl">present participle of <a href="/thesaurus/advertise" class="mw_t_d_link">advertise</a> </span></div></div> <div id="thesaurus-entry-2" class="thesaurus-entry"><div class="row vg-header"><div class="col"><p class="hword2">
Synonyms & Antonyms of <em>advertising</em>
(Entry 2 of 2) </div></div> <div class="vg"><div class="sb no-sn"><span class="sb-0"><div class="sense no-subnum"><span class="dt ">
to make known openly or publicly
<ul class="vis"><li><span class="t">I wouldn\'t <em class="mw_t_it">advertise</em> my bad credit rating to the whole world if I were you</span></ul></span> <span class="thes-list syn-list"><div class="thes-list-header"><p class="function-label">Synonyms for <em>advertising</em></div> <div class="thes-list-content synonyms_list"><ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/announcing">announcing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/annunciating">annunciating</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/blaring">blaring</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/blazing">blazing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/blazoning">blazoning</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/broadcasting">broadcasting</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/declaring">declaring</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/enunciating">enunciating</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/flashing">flashing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/giving%20out">giving out</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/heralding">heralding</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/placarding">placarding</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/posting">posting</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/proclaiming">proclaiming</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/promulgating">promulgating</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/publicizing">publicizing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/publishing">publishing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/releasing">releasing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/sounding">sounding</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/trumpeting">trumpeting</a></ul></div></span> <span class="thes-list rel-list"><div class="thes-list-header"><p class="function-label">Words Related to <em>advertising</em></div> <div class="thes-list-content synonyms_list"><ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/barking">barking</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/calling%20%28off%20or%20out%29">calling (off <em>or</em> out)</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/crying">crying</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/billboarding">billboarding</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/billing">billing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/bulletining">bulletining</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/gazetting">gazetting</a><li>
[<span class="wsls">chiefly British</span>]</ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/knelling">knelling</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/ringing">ringing</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/tolling">tolling</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/blurbing">blurbing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/featuring">featuring</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/pitching">pitching</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/plugging">plugging</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/promoting">promoting</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/puffing">puffing</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/disseminating">disseminating</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/spreading">spreading</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/disclosing">disclosing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/divulging">divulging</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/introducing">introducing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/kithing">kithing</a><li><span class="wvrs"> (<span class="wvl">or</span> <span class="wva"><a href="/thesaurus/kything">kything</a></span>)</span><li>
[<span class="wsls">chiefly Scottish</span>], <li><a href="/thesaurus/manifesting">manifesting</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/reporting">reporting</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/revealing">revealing</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/showing">showing</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/advising">advising</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/apprising">apprising</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/handing%20down">handing down</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/informing">informing</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/notifying">notifying</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/communicating">communicating</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/imparting">imparting</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/intimating">intimating</a></ul></div></span> <span class="thes-list phrase-list"><div class="thes-list-header"><p class="function-label">Phrases Synonymous with <em>advertising</em></div> <div class="thes-list-content synonyms_list"><ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/beating%20the%20drum%20%28for%20or%20about%29">beating the drum (for <em>or</em> about)</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/running%20with">running with</a></ul></div></span> <span class="thes-list near-list"><div class="thes-list-header"><p class="function-label">Near Antonyms for <em>advertising</em></div> <div class="thes-list-content synonyms_list"><ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/concealing">concealing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/hushing%20%28up%29">hushing (up)</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/silencing">silencing</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/suppressing">suppressing</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/withholding">withholding</a></ul> <ul class="mw-list"><li><a href="/thesaurus/recalling">recalling</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/recanting">recanting</a>, <li><a href="/thesaurus/retracting">retracting</a>, <li><a class="syn-last" href="/thesaurus/revoking">revoking</a></ul></div></span></div></span></div></div> <a class="widget-button dictionary thes-ref" href="/dictionary/advertising">See the Dictionary Definition <img class="svg double-arrows" src="/images/svg/double-arrows-transparent.svg"></a></div> <span class="heavy-break-spacer"></span> <div class="d-block d-lg-none d-xl-none ads"><p class="text-center disclaimer font-italic">Keep scrolling for more <div class="light-break above-ads"></div> <div class="abl mw-ad-slot-top abl-m300-t728-d728 mw-ad-slot-content"></div> <div class="light-break below-ads"></div></div> <div id="learn-more-anchor" class="heavy-break learn-more-module-anchor"></div> <div class="widget learn_more"><h2 class="learn-more-header">Learn More about <em>advertising</em></h2> <div class="light-break"></div> <div id="social-sidebar-container" class="row"><div id="share-anchor" class="col-md-6"><p class="hword2">Share <em>advertising</em> <div class="row"><div class="col"><a href="#" class="fb share-link" data-share-url="https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advertising" data-share-image="https://merriam-webster.com/assets/mw/static/social-media-share/mw-logo-245x245@1x.png" data-share-title="Thesaurus results for ADVERTISING" data-share-description="Advertising: as in commercial, word. Synonyms: billing, blurb, come-on… Find the right word."><span class="aria-text">Post more words for advertising to Facebook</span> <img class="svg" src="/images/svg/facebook.svg" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="#" class="twitter share-link" data-share-url="https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advertising" data-share-text="Synonyms and antonyms for \'advertising\'"><span class="aria-text">Share more words for advertising on Twitter</span> <img class="svg" src="/images/svg/twitter.svg" alt="Twitter"></a></div></div></div> <div id="time-traveler-anchor" class="col-md-6"><p class="hword2">Time Traveler for <em>advertising</em></p> <a href="/time-traveler/1717?src=learn-more-timetraveler" class="time-traveler"><img class="svg" src="/images/svg/time-traveler.svg" alt="Time Traveler"></a> <h2 class="hword4">The first known use of <em>advertising</em> was
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preg_match_all($re, $str, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER, 0);
// Print the entire match result
var_dump($matches);
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