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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
Otherwise all those nice-sounding cage-free pledges made in the past decade will amount to empty publicity grabs, intended to be forgotten.
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Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Travel scares The publicity around Wang’s case couldn’t have come at a worse time for Thai tourist operators, who had been expecting a surge of arrivals during the Lunar New Year holiday, China’s peak travel season.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Their efforts have received significant publicity in the weeks since Trump’s victory.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
An obituary from his publicity team, 2911 Media, stated that the cause of death was complications from surgery.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Travel scares The publicity around Wang’s case couldn’t have come at a worse time for Thai tourist operators, who had been expecting a surge of arrivals during the Lunar New Year holiday, China’s peak travel season.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Their efforts have received significant publicity in the weeks since Trump’s victory.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
An obituary from his publicity team, 2911 Media, stated that the cause of death was complications from surgery.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
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But the hype quickly faded amid tepid critics’ reviews, and Washington was soon passed over by the SAG and BAFTA awards.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The company is set to launch the official version with the Galaxy S25 series today and there’s a massive hype for the One UI 7… While the release date remains unknown, Samsung moderator’s confirmation is a positive news for Galaxy fans.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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With the timeline for TikTok’s app store return unclear, some enterprising individuals are taking advantage: thousands of eBay listings have popped up advertising phones with TikTok installed, as Wired first reported.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Heading into the new year, dentsu—a global advertising network with over 71,000 employees—is planning for the future in a holistic and global manner.—
Toni Handler,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Online murder-for-hire advertisements seek to convey professionalism yet tend not to provide references up front.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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The advertisement almost pleads with you to purchase a ticket.—
Pablo Maurer,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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