as in hype
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
Before that, Ott served as vice president of publicity at IFC Entertainment and was the director of publicity and marketing at Wellspring.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
When Deloitte’s publicity campaign ended in February, enrollment in Pathways remained less than 3% of the approximately 250,000 Georgians who are potentially eligible.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
In the defense’s opener, Geragos said the money was offered to shield bad publicity, not evidence of criminality.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Lewis also had his own communications staffer in London, who operated independently of the Post’s publicity department.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
When Deloitte’s publicity campaign ended in February, enrollment in Pathways remained less than 3% of the approximately 250,000 Georgians who are potentially eligible.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
In the defense’s opener, Geragos said the money was offered to shield bad publicity, not evidence of criminality.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Lewis also had his own communications staffer in London, who operated independently of the Post’s publicity department.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
Noun
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Clients respond to credibility, not hype, so influence must be earned through reputation rather than borrowed from others.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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So McDonald’s is going all out with the Snack Wrap hype.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
Noun
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More than 3 billion people use one of Meta’s apps daily, and the company makes billions of dollars every quarter from advertising.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Recognizing this, Samovar upset the traditional rules of advertising in 1960 by hiring five women to help market their vodka.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Copywriters work on a range of projects such as social media posts, blog articles, website copy and advertisements.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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There were no massive rallies or advertisement blitzes in a contest that largely played out on social media.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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