publicity stunt

noun

: something done just to get the attention of the public

Her antics on the show were just a publicity stunt.

Examples of publicity stunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The outing—which, according to local reports, appeared to be equal parts publicity stunt, cultural gesture, and celebration of potential new AI partnerships—drew throngs of spectators with flashing cameras, and sent South Korean fried-chicken stocks soaring. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025

Steve Rubell, as a sort of publicity stunt, had started turning away celebrities in order to make the newspapers. —Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025

Though its promise as a digital assistant didn’t quite pan out, the publicity stunt watched by millions made Watson an early star of artificial intelligence. —Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025

Hours earlier, his team was begging us & the Adams campaign to join their publicity stunt lawsuit against @ABC7. —Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for publicity stunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront
• blunt