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infomercial

[in-fuh-mur-shuhl, -foh-] / ˌɪn fəˈmɜr ʃəl, -foʊ- /
NOUN
full-length television program existing solely to market a product
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The Reckitt hosts respond rapidly, a sort of interactive infomercial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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

Toby turned on the television, absently watching an infomercial for a contraption that peeled oranges.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

After taking over, Catsimatidis told its president, Chad Lopez, to drop its weekend infomercials and replace them with locally produced shows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

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

With social media, streaming, and smart TVs, infomercials have taken on a new life.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

And Guthy-Renker was among the first DTC companies to disclose that their infomercials were paid advertisements at the start of each of its professionally made productions.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

When the Proactiv infomercials hit the airwaves, my mom paid for a rush order, but even the face wash, toner, and lotion combo couldn't conquer my clogged pores and whiteheads.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi



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