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
Some members of the Iranian diaspora in Australia have accused the support staffer who initially accepted aylum, then left Australia on Saturday of spreading Iranian government propaganda to her teammates via text messages.
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Some members of the Iranian diaspora in Australia have accused the support staffer who initially accepted asylum then left Australia on Saturday of spreading Iranian government propaganda to her teammates via text messages.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
The White House has also pushed out a wave of wartime propaganda on social media, often striking the same irreverent, bullish tone, experts noted.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Does the propaganda machine have to be as precise as the Tomahawk cruise missiles used to level military assets?
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Some members of the Iranian diaspora in Australia have accused the support staffer who initially accepted asylum then left Australia on Saturday of spreading Iranian government propaganda to her teammates via text messages.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
The White House has also pushed out a wave of wartime propaganda on social media, often striking the same irreverent, bullish tone, experts noted.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Does the propaganda machine have to be as precise as the Tomahawk cruise missiles used to level military assets?
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for propaganda
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propaganda
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The move comes just a few months after Mamdani took office after a bitter campaign season last year that had the two Democrats taking turns bashing each other in often caustic and personal terms.—
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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On the Near North Side, the Krishnamoorthi campaign hosted its party at a modest ballroom at the Westin off Michigan Avenue.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The team's performance is both an advertisement to the world for Italian baseball and an advertisement back home for the sport itself.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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Signs that are unusually large or look more like advertisements than informational notices may not be fully compliant.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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After the videos of two former DOGE staffers went viral earlier this month, a federal judge on Friday ordered the videos be taken down over concerns that the staffers faced threats and harassment because of the publicity.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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As Hunter Harris noted, since Wonka opened on Christmas 2023, Chalamet has essentially been on a never-ending publicity tour.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Are people answering those job ads?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Hynes campaign has also defended an ad that calls Kaegi’s assessment of his own home into question.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Nexstar has engaged in an aggressive lobbying campaign for the merger, arguing that the combination is necessary to compete against the tech giants that have siphoned off so much local advertising revenue in recent decades.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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By participating in the contest, the winners agree to have their name, voice, or likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest, and to sign a publicity release, affidavit of eligibility and release of liability prior to acceptance of the prize.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Propaganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propaganda. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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