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
Keira Knightley was asked about signing onto an upcoming Harry Potter project during a recent publicity stop.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Sewell has been with Disney since 1992 and previously led the studio’s European and International publicity efforts before being elevated to Global PR head in 2007.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
There is a publicity poster for one of the two films that have been made about him.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Former NBCUniversal communications exec Allison Rawlings is heading to Disney Entertainment, where she’s been tapped as the new head of FX‘s publicity and communications department.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Sewell has been with Disney since 1992 and previously led the studio’s European and International publicity efforts before being elevated to Global PR head in 2007.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
There is a publicity poster for one of the two films that have been made about him.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Former NBCUniversal communications exec Allison Rawlings is heading to Disney Entertainment, where she’s been tapped as the new head of FX‘s publicity and communications department.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
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Lina Thomas, commodities strategist with Goldman Sachs Research, said in a video posted on Thursday the swelling price of gold is more than hype.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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And the spirit squad had to deliver to match the hype.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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In October 1982, Milwaukee Journal staff writer Mike Kupper used that Major League Baseball advertising slogan to summarize the mood of the city's baseball fans.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The spot was produced by Reynolds’ Maximum Effort advertising and production company, which Variety is assured did not use any generative-AI technology for the finished product.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Vought and his colleagues toured the country, whipping up the grass roots, and poured millions of dollars into advertisements and lobbying.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Users said on social media that although videos were not playing or showing as nonexistent, video clips of advertisements were still active on the platform.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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