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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
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Councilmembers upped public pressure on the mayor to grant them the funding over the past several days, including a social media blitz on Saturday evening.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
Anna Zucca,
Vanity Fair,
24 June 2026
No leader can unilaterally impose his or her will on the American public the way a patriarch can boss around employees at a family company.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Adjective
The Bay is an innovative redevelopment project that's created a signature public park along Sarasota Bay.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Councilmembers upped public pressure on the mayor to grant them the funding over the past several days, including a social media blitz on Saturday evening.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
Noun
Even the youngest children, Knox and Vivienne, have appeared in public using only their mother’s last name.
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Anna Zucca,
Vanity Fair,
24 June 2026
No leader can unilaterally impose his or her will on the American public the way a patriarch can boss around employees at a family company.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public
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The only food stall that was open during kickoff sold turkey legs for $23, a smash cheeseburger for $20 and a giant western sausage for $20.
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Over the last two weeks, fires have popped up in an open space area in the eastern part of the Denver metro area very close to homes.
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The four players on the Heat’s season-ending 15-man standard roster set to enter free agency this summer are Norman Powell (unrestricted free agent), Simone Fontecchio (unrestricted free agent), Jahmir Young (unrestricted free agent) and Johnson (restricted free agent).
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The 56-year-old former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has distributed some $26 billion over the last six years, largely in unrestricted gifts, allowing recipients—such as HBCUs, DEI groups, and disaster relief—to determine how the money can best be used.
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The trend first emerged in March as Norway was preparing for the World Cup and has quickly become the country’s trademark national celebration.
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The Current organization is playing host to the Dutch men’s national team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup at its Riverside training facility.
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Nonetheless, there is still an excitement that comes with it for the general manager, even in the later rounds.
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And since then, the Mets have gone through several general managers and interim general managers.
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The official OnsOranje social media accounts posted quite a few photos of the streets filled with Dutch fans and Netherlands flags as supports do their collective march to the stadium.
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In lieu of Pearl Jam, Wilco and other ‘90s rock standards, a pounding electronic score by Christian Lundberg of Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers collective provides the music.
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London — Democratic leaders must answer to voters, lawmakers and other world leaders.
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Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
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But the show repeatedly undercuts that point of view by halfway reinforcing the age-old American assumption that crime is born of poor individual choices among an uncivilized populace, not of poverty, desperation, and preservation, both self and communal.
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Walk our entire populace there and have the tools to be able to accomplish that.
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In separate filings, both media outlets raised questions as to the validity of the NFL’s broadcast antitrust exemption, a provision established under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.
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Cuba’s government displayed on the broadcast nautical maps to show where the Pro-Line was spotted, its route through Cuban waters and the location where the shooting occurred.
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“Public.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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