publicist
noun
pub·li·cist
ˈpə-blə-sist 
1
a
: an expert in international law
b
: an expert or commentator on public affairs
2
: one that publicizes
specifically
: press agent
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Anyone who has ventured into the luxe health food emporium — where sea moss goes to find a publicist — is all too aware of its nosebleed price points.
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Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
Brad Everett Young, an actor who appeared on popular TV shows such as Grey's Anatomy, died Monday following a car crash in Los Angeles, his publicist confirmed to Entertainment Weekly.
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Those funds ran out quickly, and so the pair were soon depending on favors from unpaid collaborators—stylists, publicists, producers, graphic designers.
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There’s a certain tried-and-true Hollywood formula that A-listers (or rather, their publicists) love to follow.
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Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
Brad Everett Young, an actor who appeared on popular TV shows such as Grey's Anatomy, died Monday following a car crash in Los Angeles, his publicist confirmed to Entertainment Weekly.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Those funds ran out quickly, and so the pair were soon depending on favors from unpaid collaborators—stylists, publicists, producers, graphic designers.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
There’s a certain tried-and-true Hollywood formula that A-listers (or rather, their publicists) love to follow.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
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publicist
noun
pub·li·cist
ˈpəb-lə-səst
1
a
: an expert in international law
b
: an expert on public affairs
2
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