go public

phrase

: to make a public disclosure

Examples of go public in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The entity was converted into a public company in 2012, and went public via a dual IPO on Malaysian bourse Bursa Malaysia and the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Aidan’s birth comes about a year after Olivera and Heavy went public with their relationship in 2025. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Despite the couple going public with their relationship just weeks earlier, Yarmosky appeared to already be close with his girlfriend’s A-list friends. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026

The initiative indicates that industry execs and creative professionals are more eager to publicly discuss AI’s place within Hollywood, even if attendees are selectively going public about it. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for go public

• nonpublic
• republic
• semipublic