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
This includes using fake images and videos to spread narratives that align with their values.
Terrorist and extremist groups, including Islamic State, have even released guides demonstrating how to use AI to develop propaganda and disinformation.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In the aftermath of Appomattox, ex-Confederates moved quickly, using propaganda, fraud, and terrorism, to preempt Black freedom and impose a system akin to slavery.
— Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
In Iran, this technique has been central to protest art, where artists reclaim revolutionary imagery, religious iconography, and even state propaganda to critique contemporary injustices.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
There are some that will inevitably view this as more romanticized, pro-military propaganda, and others who will easily characterize this as more of an anti-war parable.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In the aftermath of Appomattox, ex-Confederates moved quickly, using propaganda, fraud, and terrorism, to preempt Black freedom and impose a system akin to slavery.
— Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
In Iran, this technique has been central to protest art, where artists reclaim revolutionary imagery, religious iconography, and even state propaganda to critique contemporary injustices.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
There are some that will inevitably view this as more romanticized, pro-military propaganda, and others who will easily characterize this as more of an anti-war parable.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propaganda
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In addition to the $10 million contributed by Grammy telecast viewers, MusiCares and the Recording Academy raised another $16 million during Grammy weekend thanks to the MusiCares Fire Relief campaign and the annual Persons of the Year gala, which this year honored the Grateful Dead.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
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Rockefellers, including Laurance Jr., donated to several of Cuomo’s gubernatorial campaigns, too, a Daily News review of contribution records found.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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By using the tag, businesses and other organizations can later target advertisements on LinkedIn to consumers that have already shown interest in their products or services.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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That meant, officially at least, no advertisements, gifts or cuts of merchandise sold by schools, even jerseys with their name on the back.—
Cornell Watson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Friz will work with Higginson to drive box office revenues and set strategic goals and objectives for the Germany and Austria operating companies overseeing sales, distribution, acquisitions, marketing, publicity and finance.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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Still, Steinberg believes that Trump's weighing in heightened the scope of the situation in terms of publicity.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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On the content-side, Mattison noted that metadata tagging has grown so sophisticated that ads can be tailored to individual scenes within a show: If a scene is set in a kitchen, for example, the subsequent ad break might feature one of the appliances in the room.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Unlike long-form YouTube content, where ads can be inserted throughout, short clips offer limited space for advertisers.—
Lisa Setyon,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Other sellers are experimenting with price increases, cutting back on advertising or gradually importing merchandise to avoid drastic financial impacts of tariffs, instead of bowing out of Prime Day completely.—
Arriana McLymore and Greg Bensinger,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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For now, goods are subject to import taxes, not programming services, but the tariffs will raise consumer prices, pinching pocketbooks, and may lead to softer advertising.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Propaganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propaganda. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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