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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
Two weeks later, police publicized a composite sketch of the suspect.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The unit was hard hit in Afghanistan in 2008, with at least 20 Marines killed and its high rate of suicide after that year’s deployment highly publicized.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Neither Local 26 nor Aramark have publicized when their next talks were going to be.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025
But the screenings were not highly publicized among those who worked on the film.
—Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 23 June 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The unit was hard hit in Afghanistan in 2008, with at least 20 Marines killed and its high rate of suicide after that year’s deployment highly publicized.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Neither Local 26 nor Aramark have publicized when their next talks were going to be.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025
But the screenings were not highly publicized among those who worked on the film.
—Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicize
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Trump promoted tax cuts and border security among the provisions to support in the legislation.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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In addition to adding decorative flair to windows and doors, these multipurpose window treatments promote privacy and block light, with many designs offering temperature-regulating and sound-dampening qualities to boot.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2025
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The montage ended with a shot of England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson; his death was announced the day before Oasis announced their reformation in late August last year.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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At the same time, Leo has not announced a counter-revolution to quell the spirits his predecessor let loose in the Church.—
Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
29 June 2025
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In the prior week, Load sold only a little less than 200 copies, just before Metallica re-released it.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Cuban purchased the Dallas Mavericks in 2000 for $285 million, selling his majority stake in the NBA team in late 2023 for $3.5 billion.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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In that study, published in the Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, researchers presented 1,000 respondents with product descriptions, finding that products described as using AI were consistently less popular.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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At the time, Ithaca comprised a variety of different endeavors and entities, including Braun’s management company SB Projects (which represented Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, J Balvin, and more), a publishing company, and the country label Big Machine Label Group.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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And the Justice Department warned that declaring the funding scheme unconstitutional would jeopardize many other programs.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Jariwala was transported from her home in Andheri to a hospital, where she was declared dead by the doctors, Mumbai police told ANI, which reported that police received information about her death at around 1 a.m. local time.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Earlier this month, Massey posted a social media video proclaiming his innocence.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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In it, Weger proclaimed his innocence. DNA testing on items, including Weger’s coat and hair found in the victims’ fists, showed the evidence had been contaminated.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Marilyn Manson made a short, virtual appearance at what was advertised as Ozzy Osbourne's final show with Black Sabbath.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 July 2025
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Harmon’s lateral agility and strong hands were as advertised during the offseason, but that was just football in shorts.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Publicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicize. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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