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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
Marcos hoped to receive similarly favorable publicity.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Cindi Berger, chief executive of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK, confirmed the news to Variety.
—Steve Chagollan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Paul Slovak joined Viking Penguin in 1983 and was Viking’s publicity director before transitioning to editorial twenty-five years ago.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Six years later, Evie is a publicity executive for an American football team, the Seattle Strike, and Logan is the team’s new quarterback.
—Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Cindi Berger, chief executive of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK, confirmed the news to Variety.
—Steve Chagollan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Paul Slovak joined Viking Penguin in 1983 and was Viking’s publicity director before transitioning to editorial twenty-five years ago.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Six years later, Evie is a publicity executive for an American football team, the Seattle Strike, and Logan is the team’s new quarterback.
—Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
Noun
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Kehlani, however, isn’t buying into the hype.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nobody nerds out or gets hype like me about savings accounts or life insurance.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More Agustin Cuevas/Getty Images This partnership would grant the brand the most valuable advertising locations on the car, as well as branding opportunities on the team apparel and opportunities within hospitality and marketing rights.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bring Her Back had a production budget of $17 million before prints and advertising, according to The Numbers.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Users can dismiss specific advertisements on the cover screen to ensure they won’t be shown for the ad campaign’s duration, and ads will not display when the cover screen is in Art Mode or showing picture albums.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Disney and Nelson Peltz spent tens of millions of dollars on old-school mailers, phone calls, and advertisements trying to win over individual investors, a large block of the House of Mouse’s shareholder base.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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