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ballyhoo, boost, hype, pitch, plug, promote, talk up, tout
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The images were publicized, and the woman contacted authorities and identified the man, Elmi. — Molly Korzenowski, Twin Cities, "Charges: Minneapolis man accidentally burned down park pavilion with discarded hookah coals," 5 June 2019 Bend police released a statement Tuesday publicizing the April arrests of Durand and Brown. — Garrett Andrews | The Bulletin, oregonlive.com, "Adults charged after Bend teen fight video goes viral," 4 June 2019 Lacking modern methods for determining who was subject to the income tax, publicizing such information was considered a useful... — Jay Starkman, WSJ, "Why Should Congress See Trump’s Tax Returns?," 21 Apr. 2019 This marks a distinct difference from the births of Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal babies (Prince George in 2012, Princess Charlotte in 2015, and Prince Louis in 2018), which were highly publicized and closely surveilled by the public. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Announce That Their Baby's Birth Will Be Private," 11 Apr. 2019 When popular DJs and other musical acts perform at Burning Man, they are asked to not publicize their sets, nor is there any hierarchy among theme camps, which can number a few dozen to hundreds of people, to determine a run-of-show. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "At Burning Man, #MeToo Is More Complicated Than You Think," 28 Aug. 2018 To help publicize the sustainability of consigning clothing and participating in a circular economy, TheRealReal quietly rolled out its first consumer-facing Sustainability Calculator this week. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "How Sustainable Is Consigning Clothing? TheRealReal Is Glad You Asked," 5 Apr. 2019 In April, the Cambridge Analytica data-mining crisis saw Mark Zuckerberg grilled by the United States Senate over a tense and highly publicized two days in Washington DC. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Facebook Takes a Break from Privacy Scandals to Release a Smart Camera That Films You in Your Home," 8 Oct. 2018 Although the Air Force has not publicized exact flight routes of training flights, open source intelligence analysts have figured out some details. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "U.S. Bombers Are Flying Over Europe, Baiting the Russian Bear," 21 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'publicize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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