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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Harry’s critics accused the duke of pulling a publicity stunt with his quick trip to England to see his father for what turned out to only be a half-hour meeting.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Neither would ever take part in a publicity stunt.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This certainly was no publicity stunt by Cracker Barrel.
—Jess Collen, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
In an interview with GQ in 2017, Hiddleston denied that his relationship with Swift was a publicity stunt.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Neither would ever take part in a publicity stunt.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This certainly was no publicity stunt by Cracker Barrel.
—Jess Collen, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
In an interview with GQ in 2017, Hiddleston denied that his relationship with Swift was a publicity stunt.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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