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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
Trump has spent weeks publicizing the event and the White House is touting it on social media.
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Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Addressing that discrepancy is part of the aim of publicizing the new learning principles.
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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.
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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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
Three key influencers told CNN that they were not being paid by other campaigns and had not coordinated directly with them in publicizing claims about Swalwell.
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Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2026
Local governments would also be tasked with promoting and publicizing the reserve through signs.
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Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Activists Salomé García, who focuses on publicizing the plight of political prisoners in Cuba, and Norges Rodríguez, director of YucaByte, which covers censorship and violations of the right to information in Cuba, also demanded that right at the press conference.
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Sarah Moreno
march 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
That the regime has an interest in publicizing these deaths does not mean that the deaths did not happen.
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Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
Three key influencers told CNN that they were not being paid by other campaigns and had not coordinated directly with them in publicizing claims about Swalwell.
—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2026
Local governments would also be tasked with promoting and publicizing the reserve through signs.
—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Activists Salomé García, who focuses on publicizing the plight of political prisoners in Cuba, and Norges Rodríguez, director of YucaByte, which covers censorship and violations of the right to information in Cuba, also demanded that right at the press conference.
—
Sarah Moreno
march 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
That the regime has an interest in publicizing these deaths does not mean that the deaths did not happen.
—
Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicizing
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While promoting Cape Fear on the SmartLess podcast, Adams told the story of saving a man’s life in Santa Monica.
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Grail is promoting the idea that the Galleri test should be used in conjunction with other screening tests, not as a replacement to any done now.
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During his press conference announcing its closure, DeSantis defended the cost and argued that if the state had not built Alligator Alcatraz, those 21,000 individuals captured by ICE and local police would have been released.
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Moreover, Devonté Hynes’ score, which is both anxious and playful, does the tonal heavy lifting without ever announcing itself, which is something the music branch can discover and appreciate.
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Major dating apps are racing to bake in AI and selling pricey subscriptions that promise smarter matches and faster connections.
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There’s a lot to love about the actor, producer, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and mom.
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Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic’s executive producer for audio, said the company was focused on figuring out its YouTube strategy while also publishing more short-form video clips via snippets from its podcasts.
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It was then edited and fact-checked by journalists on the Sun staff before publishing.
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That didn’t stop people on social media from breathlessly proclaiming that Bud’s was back.
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Perhaps the cage fighters will enter proclaiming some version of the gladiator’s oath.
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The three main types of non-compliance in labeling included fiber percentages not matching the actual material makeup, items containing different or cheaper fibers than those listed on the label, or simply incorrectly declaring or naming fibers on labeling.
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Individuals who may have spent years defining themselves through crime are publicly declaring a new direction in their lives.
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Bannerman gave an update on her health Friday, June 26, posting a photo on Instagram.
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While detectives arrested him on May 13, Bertsch was released after posting $20,000 bail.
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But in the days after Cape Verde drew against Spain, a different company began advertising Blue Sharks jerseys on social media.
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Daniels faces three counts of having and selling fighting animals and eight counts of advertising them online.
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“Publicizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicizing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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