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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
the city hasn't done a good job of publicizing the new regulations for its recycling operation
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Recent Examples of publicize
Only a handful of the photos were initially publicized by KTVB, but in the weeks after, dozens of other news outlets published more photos.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
While not widely publicized, less than scrupulous businesses have used cyberattacks to conduct surveillance on competitors, steal data and disrupt the other company’s business.
—Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
That eyewitness, Fox said, has a video that has not yet been publicized.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
The unlikely friendship between Cunningham and Stills had not been publicized prior to the summer of 1996, when the GOP National Convention was held at the San Diego Convention Center.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
While not widely publicized, less than scrupulous businesses have used cyberattacks to conduct surveillance on competitors, steal data and disrupt the other company’s business.
—Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
That eyewitness, Fox said, has a video that has not yet been publicized.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
The unlikely friendship between Cunningham and Stills had not been publicized prior to the summer of 1996, when the GOP National Convention was held at the San Diego Convention Center.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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However, the president’s criticism of mail-in ballots could risk disrupting the inroads Republicans made with voters last cycle, with the party spending millions promoting mail-in ballots ahead of the 2024 election.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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It was created with the intention of promoting AI fluency and a future-ready, AI-confident workforce.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The announcement came on Saturday morning during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, over a year after his last contract extension was announced in June 2024.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Winners would be announced at fairs with ticket holders in the audience.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The average vehicle sells for nearly $50,000 and almost 20% of new car buyers are paying $1,000 or more a month, the report said.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the current challenging environment, while GPs are selling assets cheaply or not at all, most LPs are focused on buying and selling baskets of secondaries.—
Control Risks,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter published their accounts, which included one woman’s claim that the actor waited for her outside of a restroom and forcefully pushed her against a wall and kissed her.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show.—
Marisa Taylor,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was declared dead at the scene, according to Capt.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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These anchovies, Chris proclaimed, would be delicious simply turned out on a piece of toast.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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For that matter, so is the beach around it, with signs proclaiming it private property.—
A.K. Whitney,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Seattle’s defense was mostly as advertised.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kalshi has advertised its sports prediction markets on social media this month using NFL and NFL Players Association imagery without consent, while Polymarket has shared some of the league’s markings in its app without permission.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Publicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicize. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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