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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
And food companies are also alerting consumers more quickly, experts say, instead of risking the bad publicity associated with an outbreak.
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Emily Schmall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Prior to July 2021, when the NCAA adopted its provisional NIL rules, cheerleaders stood out as the one cohort of college athletes who were not forbidden from dealing their rights of publicity.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The app’s buzz is akin to the early days of Google when the search engine began attracting consumer interest and publicity while fending off competition from older and larger search engines such as AltaVista and Yahoo, Carr said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Bhad Bhabie’s mother, Barbara Ann Bregoli, would blast blogger and media personality Perez Hilton for accusing her daughter of lying about being diagnosed with cancer in an attempt to drum up publicity and sympathy.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Emily Schmall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Prior to July 2021, when the NCAA adopted its provisional NIL rules, cheerleaders stood out as the one cohort of college athletes who were not forbidden from dealing their rights of publicity.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The app’s buzz is akin to the early days of Google when the search engine began attracting consumer interest and publicity while fending off competition from older and larger search engines such as AltaVista and Yahoo, Carr said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Bhad Bhabie’s mother, Barbara Ann Bregoli, would blast blogger and media personality Perez Hilton for accusing her daughter of lying about being diagnosed with cancer in an attempt to drum up publicity and sympathy.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
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This is the peak of hype—when motivation and optimism are at their highest.Paul Holder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Both online and single-player games are plagued with server issues, bugs, and problems these days that instantly stunt player excitement and hype.Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kennedy has also threatened to ban direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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Australia in 2021 passed laws to make the US tech giants, such as Alphabet’s Google and Meta, compensate media companies for the links that drive readers - and advertising revenue - to their platforms.Reuters, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Now, Poppin’ Fresh is set to appear in new TV advertisements, on social media stickers, and even on the Jumbotron at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kelce, her husband Jason, and his brother Travis, who is dating singer Taylor Swift, have experienced a boom in popularity in recent months and have been featured prominently in a number of advertisements and media promos.Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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