infomercial
Americannoun
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infomercials
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of infomercial
Blend of information and commercial
Example Sentences
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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
Maybe this new class of influencers could learn something from the infomercial mainstays who have been adapting, reminding us “But wait, there’s more!” after all these years.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
She was doing her pageant smile; she was every infomercial I’d ever seen, with me as the studio audience.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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
These timeslots mostly went to aggregators that would air infomercials.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
By 1993, Lee’s ingenuity had paid off with a QVC deal and infomercials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
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
There is a killing poignancy in the fact that Troy’s credentials are invariably a list of unwatched 1970s made-for-TV flops and infomercials for quack remedies, which is what makes us laugh.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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