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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This year’s Grapevine Main Street Fest will include high-wire performances that pay homage to a wild publicity stunt more than a century ago.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
She was accused of staging a publicity stunt, or of taking another potential competitor's spot.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 May 2026
The flooding is not a publicity stunt.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
But Lakkiss dismissed the meeting as little more than a publicity stunt.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
She was accused of staging a publicity stunt, or of taking another potential competitor's spot.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 May 2026
The flooding is not a publicity stunt.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
But Lakkiss dismissed the meeting as little more than a publicity stunt.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
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 17 May. 2026.
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