publicity

noun

pub·lic·i·ty | \(ˌ)pə-ˈbli-sə-tē,

-ˈbli-stē\

Definition of publicity

1 : the quality or state of being public

2a : an act or device designed to attract public interest specifically : information with news value issued as a means of gaining public attention or support

b : the dissemination of information or promotional material

c : paid advertising

d : public attention or acclaim

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Examples of publicity in a Sentence

His public appearances are good publicity for the new movie. An arrest for drunk driving is bad publicity for any celebrity. The film has gotten some good publicity. She has received a lot of publicity for her latest novel. The studio spent a lot of money on publicity for the movie.

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Some fans, pointing out that Justin and Ariana have the same manager (Scooter Braun) are even going so far as to call conspiracy theory/publicity stunt/general not real engagement on both couples. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Ariana Grande Tweeted and Deleted a Reaction to Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin's Engagement," 8 July 2018 Milk’s significance as a symbol of gay liberation has eclipsed the reality of the man—a political latecomer and rhetorical savant, whose compassion for the dispossessed vied with an avarice for publicity that sometimes drew him toward populism. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted," 24 June 2018 Many channels have suffered steep declines in ad sales as Google’s YouTube tinkers with which videos are eligible for publicity. — Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg.com, "YouTube Is Offering a Talent Option to Sell Subscriptions," 22 June 2018 Pruitt’s publicity tour comes as support appears to be dwindling among some subsets of the Trump base. — Justin Worland, Time, "Scott Pruitt Is Fighting a Growing List of Scandals by Going to the Heartland," 14 June 2018 HuffPost reporter Yashar Ali remembered Bourdain texting him about criticism that McGowan faced on her publicity tour. — Vanities, "Rose McGowan Defends “Pillar of Strength” Asia Argento in Open Letter," 11 June 2018 The same can't be said for Knoxville, who's been boasting about his numerous injuries, including a particularly gruesome one involving his eye socket, during a recent publicity tour. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Action Point': Film Review," 1 June 2018 On the latest episode of Recode Decode, Kohn talks about how her publicity tour for the book has been tangled up in a bitter misunderstanding about race, privilege and reporting. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Recode Daily: The T-Mobile-Sprint merger would shrink the U.S. wireless market to just three national players," 30 Apr. 2018 To be clear, the Next Generation-era bridge Huddleston found some publicity around is not the one that was used in the filming of the famed television show. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "Man who saved NCC-1701-D touring bridge pleads guilty to child porn charge," 22 June 2018

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