make public

phrase

: disclose
None of those disagreements were made public.

Examples of make public in a Sentence

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No contracts or paperwork on the agreements have been made public. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 The powders turned out to be nonhazardous — yeast or flour — though not all letters have been fully tested, the FBI said in a court filing made public Tuesday. — Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 The powders turned out to be yeast or flour, though not all letters have been fully tested, the FBI said in a court filing made public Tuesday. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 Mangione's lawyers, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo and Jacob Kaplan, attacked all three arguments in a reply made public over the weekend. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 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 8 Nov. 2026.

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