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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The speech and award, according to Variety, is a shameless publicity stunt for a movie that Spacey is trying to sell at the festival.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 20 May 2025
In a Facebook post on March 28, Coker wrote the move was a self-serving publicity stunt by Cary Moon, the former Fort Worth city council member who is chairman of the legal task force representing the Heritage Homeowners Association.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
Pritzker quickly sent out a statement blasting Noem’s event as a publicity stunt.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
This legislation is a publicity stunt from a politician eager to make a name for himself.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 20 May 2025
In a Facebook post on March 28, Coker wrote the move was a self-serving publicity stunt by Cary Moon, the former Fort Worth city council member who is chairman of the legal task force representing the Heritage Homeowners Association.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
Pritzker quickly sent out a statement blasting Noem’s event as a publicity stunt.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
This legislation is a publicity stunt from a politician eager to make a name for himself.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 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 28 May. 2025.
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