PUBLICIZING Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

publicizing

verb

present participle of publicize

as in promoting

to provide publicity for the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters

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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 In 2022, the court convicted two leaders of a Kosovo war veterans’ association for intimidating witnesses by publicizing leaked confidential documents. — CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 Hunting Gary Glitter follows the investigative reporters and police investigators who were instrumental in publicizing Glitter’s crimes — including how the rocker used his popularity and fanbase to pursue and abuse multiple girls. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 Talarico is hoping to raise further ethical questions about Paxton by publicizing the Unity Resources case. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Pappas accused Boykin of airing dirty laundry by publicizing a text exchange that was supposed to be private. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 In her previous job as mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum expressed outrage when a conservative critic proposed publicizing a list of prominent supporters of her leftist Morena political party. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Last month, the center began publicizing weekly updates on individuals newly added to its disciplinary database, while also disclosing recent adjudications in its arbitration process. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Rumbelow called out members for publicizing its issues with the chiefs and the department. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers eliminated the daily reporting requirement and shift responsibility for tracking and publicizing enforcement activity to local and state agencies. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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If dozens of countries are promoting electric vehicle incentives, charging infrastructure and electrification in general, that can help in the fight against climate change, Jackson added.

— Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
This could look like investing in and promoting internal subject-matter experts, documenting best practices, creating subject-matter Centers of Excellence and embedding that expertise directly into workflows.

— Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of promoting

Verb

The Goodspeed will be announcing its 2027 season later in October.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
But Trump made that all but impossible by announcing them with just five days left in the federal fiscal year and the House out of session through the November election.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of announcing

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Padilla said the event was initially free before growing demand led organizers to begin selling tickets.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Frédéric Bélanger, hair department head for the film, understood the expectations that come with bringing a best-selling romance novel to life.

— Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of selling

Verb

The Associated Press also joined a group of organizations that refrained from publishing photos of the president Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
After the design work is completed, the furniture installed, and the happy homeowners settled, publishing a project in AD can help attract the kind of attention that leads to new work.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of publishing

Verb

It’s often been said, or at least inferred, that the International Olympic Committee occasionally wishes to market itself as an entity dedicated to proclaiming and restoring peace.

— Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
With no disrespect to Stafford, who has had a very good career, this is a bit like a former Linkin Park roadie proclaiming that if the band were to come out with another hit album, they’d be considered one of the five best.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of proclaiming

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When the trial reconvened less than 30 minutes later, a statement was read aloud declaring that Bulone had found Kosowski guilty of first-degree murder.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Newsom spoke with European Union Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra on Tuesday during New York’s Climate Week, a day after declaring a state of emergency as California braces for one of the strongest storms on record.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of declaring

Verb

OpenAI has paused training its latest models after agents searching federal websites behaved unexpectedly, including posting publicly available SEC information elsewhere and finding developer keys at the Education Department.

— Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
He was held on $22,000 bail at a nearby jail after his arrest but has since been released after posting it, according to the police and jail officials.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of posting

Verb

Several major industry players have also thrown their weight behind the bill, including the Southeastern Conference, or SEC, which has been advertising in support of the bill during college gameday.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
But the Musk trailer, which dropped Thursday, does not appear to fall in the category of the campaign advertising those bylaws were enacted to prevent.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

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