classified ad
Americannoun
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classified ads
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of classified ad
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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He saw a classified ad in the San Diego Union-Tribune in 1987 and applied for a role as a technician.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
E-commerce decimated some of The Times’ biggest advertisers, while Craigslist took over the classified ad business seemingly overnight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
Sachs experienced a reputational hit in February, after a classified ad appeared in the nonprofit New York Foundation for the Arts seeking a full-time “Executive/Personal Assistant.”
From New York Times ● May 10, 2023
The commission, the 27-nation bloc’s top antitrust enforcer, said Meta also imposes unfair trading conditions on competing online classified ad companies that advertise their services on Facebook or Instagram.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
And when the Graphic View II arrived, procured secondhand from a classified ad, well loved and packed into its own case like an expensive violin, Mia knew this would be true.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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