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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 Whether the publicity of his appearance will fuel or stunt that sentiment remains to be seen, according to Camacho. Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024 The last time Donald Trump was president, Republican lawmakers eliminated 15 rules with little fuss and not much publicity. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 But following the publicity of his arrest and sentencing, several of his alleged victims came forward and sued Clews and the others. Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024 Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, the country’s most populous province with deep ties and a border with the United States, has gone on a publicity spree in the United States. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for publicity 
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Noun
  • Much has been debated about the value of AI— from AI fad to AI hype and more recently, mounting concerns about AI ethics.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Projects that are truly bound to succeed will have been conceived with a genuine conviction about a new way to solve a real problem, not in a rush to follow the hype.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Benegal began his career in advertising before transitioning to filmmaking, a move that would redefine Indian storytelling.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Think about it – car companies are some of the biggest spenders in advertising.
    Chris Walton, Forbes, 23 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
  • 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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