public image
noun
: the opinion that many people have of a person
The scandal ruined his public image.
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Skipping past the well-trod Kal-El origin story in favor of skillfully dropping us three years into his role as Superman, the film centers on the superhero's public image issues after interfering in an international conflict.
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Whether that direction is Mizrahi’s choice or Pascal’s own preference is hard to say, but the consistency—and the timing—suggests a deliberate effort to keep Pascal’s public image unaffected as award season approaches.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In one call, Hogan used the N-word and made stereotypical remarks about race, further complicating his public image.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
And yet, Barack didn’t express any of these doubts publicly over fear of hurting his own public image.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Whether that direction is Mizrahi’s choice or Pascal’s own preference is hard to say, but the consistency—and the timing—suggests a deliberate effort to keep Pascal’s public image unaffected as award season approaches.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In one call, Hogan used the N-word and made stereotypical remarks about race, further complicating his public image.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
And yet, Barack didn’t express any of these doubts publicly over fear of hurting his own public image.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025
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“Public image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20image. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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