publicizing

verb

present participle of publicize
1
as in promoting
to provide publicity for the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters

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2
as in announcing
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 publicizing Hilton, 48, made a name in the early 2000s publicizing and sometimes belittling celebrities who made public gaffes or otherwise found themselves in trouble with the law. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026 The story publicizing the divorce ran three weeks after Holscher sent the message discouraging interference in the primary. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Meanwhile, fewer companies are publicizing any form of demographic metrics. — Alexandra Olson, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 The White House has evidently been active in recruiting and publicizing contributions from wealthy Americans and large domestic companies. — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Trump has spent weeks publicizing the event and the White House is touting it on social media. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Addressing that discrepancy is part of the aim of publicizing the new learning principles. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 June 2026 The Aurora City Council on Monday corralled the city’s police force, instituting new rules that prohibit the department from publicizing booking photographs of suspects unless convicted and require city approval for all departmental social media posts and media releases. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 May 2026 Common entries on the blog include posts publicizing Slideshares that are deemed relevant to users in general or specific user groups. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicizing
  1. promoting
  2. announcing
  3. selling
  4. publishing
  5. proclaiming
  6. declaring
  7. posting
  8. advertising
Verb
  • It is commonly used in sports medicine, regenerative medicine and wellness settings with the goal of promoting the healing of tendons, ligaments, muscles and other soft tissues.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • As in 1926, some concrete plans will be unveiled during the summit, including the creation of an international NGO dedicated to protecting and promoting independent cinema worldwide, Variety has learned.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of promoting
Verb
  • Ahead of the 2026 football season, AJC Varsity is announcing our preseason all-state teams.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness were married for 27 years before announcing their separation in September 2023 and finalizing their divorce in June 2025.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • Kuester was arrested and charged with selling drugs on June 19, the day after SBI agents talked to Elliott.
    — Julia Coin Updated July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • The value compounds because the tour is selling tickets, the album is driving streams, and the tequila and the sneaker campaign are both reinforcing the same orange-hued, community-first aesthetic in the culture at the same time.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of selling
Verb
  • Anthropic’s statement mentioned that its decision to conduct this review was triggered by OpenAI’s disclosure and commended its rival for publishing the report.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Given a rising number of publishing misconduct allegations, IEEE in 2022 created the Publishing Ethics Team as a centralized department to assist in handling claims.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Definition of publishing
Verb
  • Her son Spencer, 5, could be heard proclaiming his hunger in the back of the video and is seen grabbing a few slices of Parmesan cheese prepped for the salad.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Carlson, who had just released a documentary called The End of Men, devoted hours of airtime to proclaiming Tate’s innocence; so did the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of proclaiming
Verb
  • Path two runs through Congress, where Senators Schiff and Curtis have a bill declaring the quiet part, the Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act, and the AGA is lobbying for exactly that.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Rokita said in a statement that nothing in Indiana’s emergency powers statutes prevent the governor from declaring separate emergencies based on different factors.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of declaring
Verb
  • The aviation double-major at Western Michigan University sent out about 100 applications to a slew of employers posting summer opportunities, including retailers, restaurants, landscapers and airports.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • He was booked in the jail Wednesday morning and released after posting bond later that day, online records show.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of posting
Verb
  • Patrons begin wandering into craft breweries, passing by signs advertising Envios de Dinero — remittances to send back to Mexico and Latin America.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • The shooting occurred after a 311 complaint warned the city a week earlier that social media posts were advertising plans to serve alcohol at an unlicensed business without a liquor license.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of advertising

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