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information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or cause
an endless flow of publicity for our charity event resulted in a great turnout
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Recent Examples of publicity
Despite the publicity and push from his team, Weinstein’s health will not be allowed to be discussed during the trial, per a pre-trial ruling from Farber, unless Weinstein decides to testify on the stand.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
Photo: John Wilson Wilson, who sent in this photo of the theater toilet, is not exactly doing publicity around the theater’s opening.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Apr. 2025
In civil cases, confidential settlements can resolve matters that might have taken years to go to trial, by allowing those accused of wrongdoing to minimize any publicity.
—David W. Chen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
When studio publicity asks a star upfront for something, there’s always another thing that will get subtracted from them in the long run down the road toward a movie’s release.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
Photo: John Wilson Wilson, who sent in this photo of the theater toilet, is not exactly doing publicity around the theater’s opening.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Apr. 2025
In civil cases, confidential settlements can resolve matters that might have taken years to go to trial, by allowing those accused of wrongdoing to minimize any publicity.
—David W. Chen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
When studio publicity asks a star upfront for something, there’s always another thing that will get subtracted from them in the long run down the road toward a movie’s release.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
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At 42 percent off, now’s a great time to get in on the hype.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2025
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Valuations of private firms can lack transparency and are often prone to subjective judgment, sometimes driven by market hype rather than fundamentals.—
Bhaskar Ahuja,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Other sellers are experimenting with price increases, cutting back on advertising or gradually importing merchandise to avoid drastic financial impacts of tariffs, instead of bowing out of Prime Day completely.—
Arriana McLymore and Greg Bensinger,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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For now, goods are subject to import taxes, not programming services, but the tariffs will raise consumer prices, pinching pocketbooks, and may lead to softer advertising.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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By using the tag, businesses and other organizations can later target advertisements on LinkedIn to consumers that have already shown interest in their products or services.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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That meant, officially at least, no advertisements, gifts or cuts of merchandise sold by schools, even jerseys with their name on the back.—
Cornell Watson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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