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
And Josh, who pours his guilt into a publicity campaign to try and find his missing son.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Most importantly for the film’s publicity, though, the events are rife with potential for social media posts.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Given the intense publicity over the case, jury selection could be challenging.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Neither of them needs the publicity.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Most importantly for the film’s publicity, though, the events are rife with potential for social media posts.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Given the intense publicity over the case, jury selection could be challenging.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Neither of them needs the publicity.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for publicity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
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Of course, football fans must wait 18 weeks to see what's legitimate or not, but fantasy football expert Matthew Berry is sounding the alarm on one team and buying into the hype of another.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The bundle will be available soon on October 2, 2025, undoubtedly engineered to start the hype train for an imminent Super Mario Galaxy movie, which is due in 2026.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Many automakers returned to advertising during the NFL season last year as vehicle inventory levels returned to more normal levels.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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What Businesses Should Do Now Notably, many of these crackdown orders on surveillance advertising occurred under the previous FTC commissioner, Lina Khan.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Disney and Nelson Peltz spent tens of millions of dollars on old-school mailers, phone calls, and advertisements trying to win over individual investors, a large block of the House of Mouse’s shareholder base.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Gap, for instance, this week sought to counter backlash against Sweeney’s advertisement with a campaign in which pop group Katseye lead a diverse group of dancers performing in denim against a white backdrop.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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