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as in open
not known by only a select few
the mayor's plans to retire have been public knowledge for some time
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as in unrestricted
freely available for use or participation by all
a public swimming pool
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as in national
of or relating to a nation
a trade agreement in the public interest
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as in general
held by or applicable to a majority of the people
public sentiment was against the war
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as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
public transportation
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as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the highbrows have always disdained his novels, but the public just eats them up
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Recent Examples of public
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Suspect Vance Boelter had a list of possible targets and went to the homes of public officials to conduct violent attacks, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The New Prague police asked the nearby public to check their security cameras for any sign of Logan.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
South Korea’s top diplomat then rushed to Washington to negotiate their release, while public fury swelled back home over what many see as a slap in the face from their longtime ally.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Suspect Vance Boelter had a list of possible targets and went to the homes of public officials to conduct violent attacks, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
Do the right thing for the safety and security of the flying public and our flight crews.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The New Prague police asked the nearby public to check their security cameras for any sign of Logan.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public
Adjective
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There are a few elements still in the works, including a spa and the soon-to-open Sycamore House, a board-and-batten structure that will include eight additional guest rooms.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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This area of open magnetic fields more easily releases charged particles into space.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For years, Stern occupied rarified air, an unrestricted satellite radio show where high-profile celebrities could chat, unfiltered, for hours.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Each will receive an unrestricted grant of $50,000.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gladstone interviewed over 200 experts for this report, and drilled down on national security issues, acknowledging that AI is likely to be a destabilizer on par with the advent of nuclear weapons.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Neymar, 33, is Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer but has not appeared for his national team since October 2023, when he was substituted against Uruguay after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The wind and current was such that, as the plane flew over us and dropped the bales of cocaine, the cargo would theoretically stay in the general area between where I was stationed in the Mako and where our mothership was anchored.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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In general, why should moist soil be a problem for plants if water is so crucial to their growth?—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hanna When Kirsten Becken first reached out to me about joining the Femxphotographers collective, I was both flattered and intrigued.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Joining the collection soon will be new site-specific works created by the artist collective RojoNegro (composed of Noé Martínez and María Sosa), sculptor Max Hooper Schneider and poet, artist and chef Precious Okoyomon.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Reigning world champion and 100-meter dash runner-up Sha'carri Richardson and Shericka Jackson will do their best to repeat their 2023 successes.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After over a decade of running a members’ club in Mayfair, David Lorenz grew tired of the hospitality world.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Today, the best fashion schools have made sustainability a core principle, and the designers graduating from the world’s best design programs, like Nale, are looking at their future careers through a different lens than what the general populace is used to expecting from Fashion.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rather than unifying and pacifying a populace, this kind of media encouraged idiosyncratic, extreme views.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Above all, broadcast hero stories internally; behavior follows narrative.—
Jim Stevenson,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Of course, with a broadcast social network like X, everyone is both a patron and an owner of sorts.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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“Public.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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