PUBLICLY Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

publicly

adverb

Definition of publicly

as in openly

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Recent Examples of publicly Villa’s selection has been confirmed by UEFA, with the club yet to publicly address it. — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal attorney, was the prosecution’s star witness but has since publicly stated that Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James coerced him into cooperating. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026 That night, somewhere between a racist stranger, a free dessert, my girlfriend publicly shaming a man in a Mediterranean restaurant and our demanding cat, the City of Angels started to feel like home. — Mayur Chauhan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 At the same time, no one should be publicly condemned based solely on an accusation. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for publicly

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With it, Kim was able to adjust for the different camera angles and use openly available videos on Baseball Savant to identify the glove as a target and figure out miss distances.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Bartiromo drew attention for taking a more openly conservative turn in her reporting at Fox after leaving CNBC, where her work had been largely apolitical.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

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