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advertises

VERB

publicize for the purpose of selling or causing one to want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

announce communicate disclose display endorse exhibit proclaim promote reveal sponsor tout

STRONG

acquaint advance advise apprise ballyhoo bill blazon boost circularize declare divulge drum expose flaunt herald hype inform notify pitch plug promulgate puff push show splash spot uncover unmask

WEAK

beat the drum for build up get on soapbox for hard sell make a pitch make known press agent put on the map soft sell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bottle up conceal cover disapprove hide hurt secrete suppress withhold

STRONG

deceive decrease deny discourage halt secret

WEAK

keep secret

Example Sentences

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The company has since ended the dispute with Novo Nordisk and now only advertises FDA-approved products.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanion, is an investor in the company she advertises.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Soon after the ETF went live, Ives took up another role: chairman of Eightco Holdings, a public company that advertises itself as a solution to verifying human identity in a world awash in AI tech.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Jonathan Grubin is a frequent guest at CitizenM, which advertises compact rooms to travelers who don’t plan to spend much time in them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

He would blame the change in his life on one job—a warehouse job, working for a large corporation which today advertises its products with the smiling faces of children.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez