publicity stunt
noun
: something done just to get the attention of the public
Her antics on the show were just a publicity stunt.
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Following the just-over-ten-minute flight, many online critics and even some pundits and celebrities criticized the trip as an expensive boondoggle or publicity stunt with little scientific value.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Penthouse premium Jonathan Miller of real estate appraisal and consulting firm Miller Samuel told CNBC that while nine-figure listings were once seen as more publicity stunt than actual sale, that dynamic has changed.
—Chris Dilella, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
When news of their split first broke, some fans accused the former couple of breaking up as a kind of publicity stunt as a way of promoting The Valley.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
Some of the Russian’s followers thought the breakup was staged as a publicity stunt.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Penthouse premium Jonathan Miller of real estate appraisal and consulting firm Miller Samuel told CNBC that while nine-figure listings were once seen as more publicity stunt than actual sale, that dynamic has changed.
—Chris Dilella, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
When news of their split first broke, some fans accused the former couple of breaking up as a kind of publicity stunt as a way of promoting The Valley.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025
Some of the Russian’s followers thought the breakup was staged as a publicity stunt.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for publicity stunt
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“Publicity stunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/publicity%20stunt. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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