advertise
verb (used with object)
to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it.
is advertising
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present progressiveof advertise (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The school is advertising for a new executive director.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
In other words, AFT is advertising the purchasing power it hopes to mobilize against the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It is advertising that no one is truly in command.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
One other area where trends are offsetting the slowing growth of the video market is advertising, which has been shifting from traditional television to streaming.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
The marquee in front of the church is advertising a Saturday night “tent revival,” which sounds like the perfect entertainment for an atheist out on her own.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
