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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
Given the scale of that publicity, the risk of prejudice is significant.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For one, the choice to keep football out of the Canton mall development gets some pushback and publicity, including from a former Cleveland Browns player who cries on the news about it.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
Robinson, who spent eight years as Netflix’s senior director of publicity before leaving in May 2024, is the latest in a string of communications staffers to exit the Sussexes’ team in recent years.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Böcker, the firm that manufactured the furniture lift apparently used in the audacious robbery, has taken to social media to show there is no such thing as bad publicity.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For one, the choice to keep football out of the Canton mall development gets some pushback and publicity, including from a former Cleveland Browns player who cries on the news about it.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
Robinson, who spent eight years as Netflix’s senior director of publicity before leaving in May 2024, is the latest in a string of communications staffers to exit the Sussexes’ team in recent years.
—Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Böcker, the firm that manufactured the furniture lift apparently used in the audacious robbery, has taken to social media to show there is no such thing as bad publicity.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
Noun
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By the next morning, the hype had spilled into the markets.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sure, the product trades on hype, is highly volatile and has limited real-world applications.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pop art represented a midcentury shift from fine art and abstract expressionism to pieces that embraced elements of advertising, mass media and consumerism.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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YouTube continues to be a dominant force in advertising and entertainment, but the disruption from generative artificial intelligence spares no company.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Months after Timothy Scarr's release from prison, Landmark Christian Center promoted him in a 1988 newspaper advertisement.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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There were even staged advertisements placed all over the arena, like familiar signage such as a Jiffy Lube ad that were all remixed with the SP5DER branding.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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