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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But for those who’d been toiling away on humanoid robots for decades, Musk’s announcement was something more than a publicity stunt.
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James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Some experts have also framed the effort, as well as Missouri’s broader litigation against China, as a publicity stunt that is unlikely to succeed in the courtroom.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
Mayor, governor respond Mayor Johnson and other local leaders slammed Bovino and federal agents for the publicity stunt.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
That all fell apart in September of that year, when Oxfam engineered a publicity stunt by renting the house during the United Nations General Assembly and inviting refugees by to share their stories.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 10 Nov. 2025
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James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Some experts have also framed the effort, as well as Missouri’s broader litigation against China, as a publicity stunt that is unlikely to succeed in the courtroom.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
Mayor, governor respond Mayor Johnson and other local leaders slammed Bovino and federal agents for the publicity stunt.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
That all fell apart in September of that year, when Oxfam engineered a publicity stunt by renting the house during the United Nations General Assembly and inviting refugees by to share their stories.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 10 Nov. 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 5 Dec. 2025.
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