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Madison Avenue

Proper noun

Meaning

An avenue in Manhattan, New York, known as the center of the American advertising industry.

(by extension) The American advertising industry, regardless of location.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

After working odd jobs around the city, Aragonés went to Mad 's offices on Madison Avenue hoping to sell some of his cartoons. Source: Internet

Amos said he’s proud of the recognition for the toy — and he’s thrilled that the duck continues to be a Madison Avenue marketing hit twenty years after its first TV spot. Source: Internet

A prominent advertising agency is advising clients to support an ad boycott against Facebook that was recently called for by civil-rights groups, a move that comes amid growing tensions between Madison Avenue and the social network. Source: Internet

After William G. Skelly died, his widow donated the Skelly Mansion, at the corner of 21st Street and Madison Avenue, to the University of Tulsa. Source: Internet

According to the story Seuss told, he was walking down Madison Avenue, his last rejection in hand, on the way to his apartment to burn this manuscript. Source: Internet

Gable was acclaimed for his performance in The Hucksters (1947), a satire of postwar Madison Avenue corruption and immorality. Source: Internet

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