publicizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of publicize
1
as in promotes
to provide publicity for the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters

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2
as in announces
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 publicizes Alan Greenspan Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Already, Warsh has made expectations clear for a shift in how the Fed publicizes information. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration sets and publicizes flight restrictions around high-profile events and limits drone use within a specific radius. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026 The Social Security Administration then publicizes it and accepts public comments. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 The federation, based inside Beth El, is entirely volunteer-run and rarely publicizes events or occasions — a sharp contrast to the vibe in the Jewish metropolises of South Florida. — Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicizes
  1. promotes
  2. announces
  3. sells
  4. publishes
  5. declares
  6. proclaims
  7. advertises
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  • They were also provided with Qurans and taught that Islam promotes social justice, according to the lawsuit.
    — Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Dehnhard also helps displaced orphans, organizes humanitarian aid, promotes educational initiatives, and advocates for children.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of promotes
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  • Every few weeks, another headline announces that artificial intelligence has matched a doctor, beaten a doctor, or is finally ready to become one.
    — Arya Rao, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • If that was not confusing enough, the calendar remains shrouded in uncertainty until only a few weeks before the first match of each campaign, when the PCB belatedly announces the fixtures.
    — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of announces
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  • The house sells most of its Champagne in European markets, including Britain, Belgium, Italy and Spain, as well as in West Africa, with smaller volumes going to the United States and Asia, Bonnet-Gobillard said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In another video, a vendor who sells power and construction tools outlines the near-impossible nature of trying to import cargo into Iran, detailing a complicated supply chain that passes through several countries.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sells
Verb
  • That sequencing is worth keeping in mind when reading whatever the company publishes next.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • ProPublica is a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom that publishes investigative reporting in the public interest.
    — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of publishes
Verb
  • Trump declares his 'number one goal' in negotiations with Iran as ceasefire set to expire.
    — , FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • What, one wonders, is the appropriate response to someone who bursts into the room waving $197 million of other people’s money and declares job one is making sure your flying car has a place to land?
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of declares
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  • Standing before her guards, the increasingly dictatorial ruler proclaims herself as the Chosen One to the people of King's Landing.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Across 45 recipes — each its own kind of breadcrumb-naming treatise — the duo proclaims how versatile the kitchen staple both is and can be.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
Definition of proclaims
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  • Vercel advertises zero markup on tokens, and Cloudflare passes provider inference prices through unchanged, charging 5% only when customers use its unified billing.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The typical listing advertises a salary of about $177,000, compared to roughly $80,000 for a non-AI role, according to LinkedIn.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of advertises

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