public image
noun
: the opinion that many people have of a person
The scandal ruined his public image.
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And that meant any hope of the DCEU Superman getting any love was lost, despite potential and opportunities to restore the Man of Steel’s public image.
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Mark Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
She’s always been supportive, but it’s sapped her of a true sense of self, instead subsuming all of her energy and effort into building their business and burnishing their public image.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
The solar eclipse happening in Libra on October 2 will shine a light on your career and public image, encouraging you to pursue projects that resonate deeply with your heart above all else.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
But even though the business of domesticity has shifted in the years since Stewart’s IPO, her earlier successes unquestionably primed audiences for the advent of homemaking influencers whose approach to their public image differs radically from her own.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
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Mark Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
She’s always been supportive, but it’s sapped her of a true sense of self, instead subsuming all of her energy and effort into building their business and burnishing their public image.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
The solar eclipse happening in Libra on October 2 will shine a light on your career and public image, encouraging you to pursue projects that resonate deeply with your heart above all else.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
But even though the business of domesticity has shifted in the years since Stewart’s IPO, her earlier successes unquestionably primed audiences for the advent of homemaking influencers whose approach to their public image differs radically from her own.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Public image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20image. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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