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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
the city hasn't done a good job of publicizing the new regulations for its recycling operation
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Recent Examples of publicize
Due to the high-profile nature of his case, Alex's exact prison location has not been publicized.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
No formal charges have been publicized against the two, the last activists who were held in Israel.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Smart's kidnapping case is one of the most publicized in American history.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because contract details weren’t publicized.
—Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
No formal charges have been publicized against the two, the last activists who were held in Israel.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Smart's kidnapping case is one of the most publicized in American history.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because contract details weren’t publicized.
—Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicize
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The top professional sports leagues formed a coalition with some broadcasters, including NBC and Fox, three years ago and agreed that betting should be marketed only to fans of legal age and that excessive gambling should not be promoted.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Musk promoted the accomplishment on Twitter.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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On the one-year anniversary of Wilson's death back in February, Southern University announced its plans to honor him with a posthumous degree and shared a statement remembering the late student.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Officials allege the group sold the oil under false pretenses and used the profits to sustain and expand the original food fraud scheme.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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It is being sold through Leslie McElwreath at Sotheby's International.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Her next novel, CLOWN, will be published by Riverhead Books (Spring 2025).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The couple announced the split in a joint statement to TMZ, published May 20.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern over an outbreak of a rare Ebola virus in central Africa.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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While there will always be the ‘doomers’ out there proclaiming otherwise, that doesn’t mean comics are dying—they’re just changing.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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But on Change of Plans, the outfit's newest album — out now — frontman Isaac Gibson proudly proclaims that the humble group of musicians from Castlewood finally sounds most like themselves.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Even with two shaky starts to begin his Red Sox tenure, Suarez has been as advertised, if not better.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Several pro-Palestinian groups then planned and advertised a protest to take place at the event.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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“Publicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicize. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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