publicly

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Definition of publiclynext
as in openly

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Recent Examples of publicly One billionaire appears twice, owning not only the most expensive home ever publicly reported but another estate in the top 10, less than an hour away. — Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 Alito commented publicly on his actual plans in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Friday. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026 The vulnerability was quickly patched, but the attackers were never publicly identified. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 But even Kennedy has recently shifted from publicly discussing vaccines, given the political peril. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for publicly
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openly
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  • Most telling is how openly Stassi disdains the idea of therapy, even insisting to the horror of pretty much everyone else onscreen that forcing hard conversations on reality TV is her therapy.
    — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The honest move is to redesign the coordination function openly.
    — Pallavi Mahajan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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