make public

phrase

: disclose
None of those disagreements were made public.

Examples of make public in a Sentence

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Jensen, a member of the conservative organization Moms for Liberty, told the Davis Enterprise that her qualifications include years of experience making public comments at City Council and school board meetings and following local news. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 According to property records that were made public on Wednesday, Fox bought her fellow multihyphenate out of their four-story, seven-bedroom home back in late July, paying $345,000 for Shazam’s share. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026 The researchers at Google argued that the risk of the algorithm being misused or rapidly developed further if it was made public was simply too great. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 The details of the proposal weren't made public, but a post by the Office of Management and Budget confirmed the rules were pending review. — Talia Kaplan, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make public

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of make public was in 1657

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“Make public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20public. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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