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- noun A
television commercial thatadvertises a product or service by presenting supposedlyimpartial information about it.
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- noun a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
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Examples
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Well, I'm still breathing, but the commercial/informercial is pretty well thought out.
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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I think the single most effective thing with the informercial is the face that there was no mention of McCain or Bush.
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I think the single most effective thing with the informercial is the face that there was no mention of McCain or Bush.
WordPress.com News 2008
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But many residents agreed that the meeting was merely an "informercial," as
The Harvard Crimson | All Articles Sofia E. Groopman 2010
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Last night the Illinois senator was due to run a 30-minute prime-time "informercial" on four networks.
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This is the "informercial" which I watch and had to say I was moved by it.
Zennie62: The Blog Report On CoLoursTV - Politics News Media Tech Blog 2008
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I never watch ABC, anyway - and won't watch their Obama healthcare informercial (you know, like - "It's ONLY $19.95 - plus shipping and handling of $1.6 TRILLION").
Republicans raising cash to counter-program ABC Obama special 2009
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The video comes off as a complete informercial, and I wouldn't be surprised if those "patients" were paid actors. elfchick
The Alexander Technique Provides Short-Term Relief From Back Pain | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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This morning in an interview that would cause a turkey buzzard to regurgitate a week old piece of road kill, David Gregory let Harry Reid get away with more obfuscations than a late night informercial spokesman.
Franken’s Lead Widens in Senate Recount - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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One that will never, ever leave the bowels of my brain: the first time I saw the Facial-Flex informercial on late night television.
Facial-Flex: Most Terrifying Anti-Aging Product Ever? (VIDEO, POLL) 2011
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