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as in promoting
to provide publicity for
the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters
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as in announcing
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 publicizing
Avoid publicizing the win until after the claim is official.
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Mike Winters, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services eliminated the entire Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) team responsible for tracking and publicizing national drowning trends.
—Karen Cohn, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
After exploring a variety of options since publicizing the sale 10 months ago, the Pohlad family will remain the principal owner of the club and add new investors instead.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The Israeli military unit known as COGAT, which leads civilian policy in Gaza, has been publicizing images of Palestinian children with health disorders as proof that there is no widespread hunger.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Mike Winters, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services eliminated the entire Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) team responsible for tracking and publicizing national drowning trends.
—Karen Cohn, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
After exploring a variety of options since publicizing the sale 10 months ago, the Pohlad family will remain the principal owner of the club and add new investors instead.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The Israeli military unit known as COGAT, which leads civilian policy in Gaza, has been publicizing images of Palestinian children with health disorders as proof that there is no widespread hunger.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicizing
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The turn of the century saw the advent of rhizobial soil inoculants for improving legume growth, with the FDA promoting such applications.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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That political violence and policy violence are contrary to establishing justice, contrary to providing for the common defense contract, promoting the general welfare, contrary to ensuring domestic tranquility and contrast to equal protection under the law.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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Bungie took the rare step of doing an emergency buff live patch last night after announcing it in the TWAB to try to fix/improve The Portal and loot systems.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is not Chiu, who enthusiastically takes part in the process, sometimes even announcing purchases for the Crocker on social media.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Large swaths of one floor selling scarves were focused on headscarves, or hijabs.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The move has been met with backlash from producers who have in the past used Channel 4 commissions as a bedrock to build their businesses by retaining the IP and selling it around the world.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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If Wired In Early Regulators, whether in Brussels or Austin, are effectively publishing your next 12 months of product requirements in advance.—
Jagbir Kaur,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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On Thursday, the day after Kirk died,, for example, the X account of AI chatbot Perplexity was confidently proclaiming that Kirk was still alive.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Breaking the Myth In the wake of market shifts and headlines proclaiming the end of the short/long-term stay platform gold rush, FIBI offers a different perspective—one grounded in experience.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cook signed mortgage agreements declaring that houses in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Atlanta were each her principal residences, according to prior reports.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Private Debt Investors That urgency stands in sharp contrast to headlines declaring that AI is overhyped.—
Don Muir,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Parsons has been one of the better edge rushers in the league, posting double-digit sacks in each of his first four seasons in the NFL.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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The average attendance for USC men’s basketball games last season in Musselman’s first year leading the program was 5,074 despite posting a 12-7 home record.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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To get the word out at the business’s beginning, Kruse designed and printed out flyers and went door-to-door in her neighborhood, advertising her services throughout the community.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps most importantly, these collaborations aren’t about advertising yourself.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Publicizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicizing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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