infomercial
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of infomercial
Blend of information and commercial
Example Sentences
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He is also a walking infomercial about whom the law protects and whom it leaves broken and invisible, behind.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
US media has been less enthusiastic in its reviews, with The Atlantic calling the documentary a "disgrace" and the Variety trade magazine describing it as a "shameless infomercial."
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
One of the first was “American Gigolo,” a 1980 film that has often been compared to an infomercial for Armani menswear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
Our ground-level view looked like something far more ordinary: a two-hour and 21-minute Blue Origin infomercial populated with a curated celebrity-heavy crew.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2025
It was like a stupid infomercial that was on repeat in her head.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
They tap into the latest methods — radio, television, 1-800 numbers, billboards, bus stop benches and infomercials — to burn their brands into consumers’ consciousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Miranda likes to rub Vaseline on her hands and put them inside luxury conditioning gloves while watching infomercials, while Charlotte loves to study her pores in a magnifying mirror for one whole hour every night.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025
Guthy had made a living duplicating audiocassettes for medical conferences and real estate professionals selling home study programs who would then turn around and sell them to customers for hundreds of dollars on infomercials.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
Known in his sports heyday as a clean-cut role model, Mr. Garvey has leveraged his reputation since then by appearing in infomercials, giving motivational speeches and recording $149 Cameo greetings.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
He threw his arms out, announcing a state neither of them had been to with the sort of flair reserved for the circus and late-night infomercials.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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