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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
Noun
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Flagg and the Blue Devils lived up to the hype and were one of the best four teams in the nation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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With Sinners, helmed by Black Panther and Creed director Ryan Coogler, set to debut on Friday (April 18), the hype surrounding this limited-edition release is only expected to grow.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Brinkema dismissed the third part of the case, determining that tools used for general display advertising can’t clearly be defined as Google’s own market.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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If influencers were primarily men, it would be seen as an innovative new career that’s taken over the advertising industry.—
Caitlin Brody,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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This story was updated to include the video advertisement.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Image By the 1980s, his work seemed to be everywhere — in every major magazine, on political and theater posters, in advertisements for corporations and institutions like IBM and the MacArthur Foundation, on book and album covers.—
Penelope Green,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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