as in hype
information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or cause
an endless flow of publicity for our charity event resulted in a great turnout
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Recent Examples of publicity
Eager to maintain their status as the primary branch of government, congressmen didn’t want to pay for the executive to go on a publicity tour.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 16 June 2026
On Monday, the latest round of threats, meetings and lawyerly-lawyer speak was tossed about between Tech and the Big 12 Conference, and an increasing number of state attorney generals who are looking for some of that sweet Ken Paxton publicity pie.
—Mac Engel
june 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Yolo County prosecutors requested the pretrial publicity protective order on May 8, and the matter was discussed during a June 1 hearing.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Making back roughly half of its production and publicity budget is a great start for the film.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 June 2026
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 16 June 2026
On Monday, the latest round of threats, meetings and lawyerly-lawyer speak was tossed about between Tech and the Big 12 Conference, and an increasing number of state attorney generals who are looking for some of that sweet Ken Paxton publicity pie.
—Mac Engel
june 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Yolo County prosecutors requested the pretrial publicity protective order on May 8, and the matter was discussed during a June 1 hearing.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Making back roughly half of its production and publicity budget is a great start for the film.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
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Their midfield lived up to the hype, easily maintaining possession, but the forwards and defence were less convincing, with Cristiano Ronaldo playing the full 90 minutes.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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The hype is backed by numbers, too, with sales projections pointing to a record no game has reached.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Learning Curve With the traditional TV advertising market in decline and streamers’ subscriber growth plateauing in some territories, closer alignment makes strategic sense, particularly given growing competition from YouTube.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Named for the famous space program, these large fiberglass figures served as popular advertising icons and roadside decorations in the 1960s.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
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In congressional races across the country, a new crop of super PACs is taking to the air with millions of dollars worth of advertisements to sway voters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The result felt less like an advertisement and more like a heartfelt letter to future owners.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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