go public

phrase

: to make a public disclosure

Examples of go public in a Sentence

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Negotiators turn to deal terms Musk raised the possibility of combining Tesla and SpaceX in May, weeks before SpaceX went public. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026 Kate went public with her cancer diagnosis in March 2024, after undergoing abdominal surgery in January of that same year. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 12 Nov. 2026 The company has some private equity backing, according to financial filings from when the company considered going public in 2023. — Bob Herman, STAT, 11 Nov. 2026 The market has simply never seen a dedicated AI model developer go public. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go public

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of go public was in 1976

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“Go public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20public. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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