public image
noun
: the opinion that many people have of a person
The scandal ruined his public image.
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Social Media Made Golf Cool—and Inclusive TikTok and Instagram have completely transformed the sport’s public image.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
This is a powerful time to set goals related to your public image, long-term legacy, and leadership.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Elsewhere during Shojaee’s first-ever BravoCon appearances, the new Housewife opened up about her public image.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Walmart’s business was struggling, its public image was reeling from a bribery scandal in Mexico that reached top leaders, and protesters rallied outside stores nationwide over low pay and working conditions.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
This is a powerful time to set goals related to your public image, long-term legacy, and leadership.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Elsewhere during Shojaee’s first-ever BravoCon appearances, the new Housewife opened up about her public image.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Walmart’s business was struggling, its public image was reeling from a bribery scandal in Mexico that reached top leaders, and protesters rallied outside stores nationwide over low pay and working conditions.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Public image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20image. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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