as in campaign
usually disapproving
ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc.
He was accused of spreading propaganda. a propaganda campaign The report was nothing but lies and propaganda.
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Recent Examples of propaganda
There’s a lot that feels timely about greed versus governance and myths and propaganda.
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Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
The propaganda captured the hearts and minds of more than 15,000 volunteers from the islands, about 66 percent of whom came from Jamaica.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Which gets us to the propaganda.
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Oskar Garcia,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Historians have highlighted how propaganda has been used in most modern wars to portray enemies as fundamentally different.
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Steve S. Medeiros,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
The propaganda captured the hearts and minds of more than 15,000 volunteers from the islands, about 66 percent of whom came from Jamaica.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Which gets us to the propaganda.
—
Oskar Garcia,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Historians have highlighted how propaganda has been used in most modern wars to portray enemies as fundamentally different.
—
Steve S. Medeiros,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for propaganda
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propaganda
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It was repaired and flew Trump during his 2024 campaign to retake the White House.
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Illapa Sairitupac, Democratic New York State assembly candidate, from left, Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, and Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and US Democratic House candidate for New York, campaign during a primary election in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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Before the tournament began, Haaland, 25, appeared in a Nike advertisement with Tatum, 46.
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Among the company's more notable efforts was a five-second Super Bowl advertisement that was timed to coincide with app notifications sent to millions of users, linking a major media moment directly to customer action.
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But Tom’s publicity coup comes at a cost.
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Troupis and Roman both filed motions seeking to relocate the trial from Dane County, which includes Madison, to neighboring Jefferson County, saying negative publicity had tainted the potential jury pool.
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With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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How many of them will still be generating leads from those same ads in three years without continuing to pay for every single click?
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The emails span from the administration's early days — when HHS sought to shut down a flu vaccine advertising campaign — to the dramatic firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez last August.
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The breaks, introduced to help players cope with high temperatures across North America, have opened up additional advertising windows for broadcasters.
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“Propaganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propaganda. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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