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
The Winner may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability release and, where permitted, publicity release.
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Mar. 2025
Due to the publicity, the jury in Yust’s case was selected in St. Charles County, as planned in Rocha’s trial.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
The actor was dropped by his management and publicity firms, and Marvel abandoned plans to make Kang the Conqueror the central villain of the next Avengers saga.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Even worse, much of it seems to be done for publicity purposes to appeal to Trump’s base.
—Phil Terrana, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Mar. 2025
Due to the publicity, the jury in Yust’s case was selected in St. Charles County, as planned in Rocha’s trial.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
The actor was dropped by his management and publicity firms, and Marvel abandoned plans to make Kang the Conqueror the central villain of the next Avengers saga.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Even worse, much of it seems to be done for publicity purposes to appeal to Trump’s base.
—Phil Terrana, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
Noun
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Flagg and the Blue Devils lived up to the hype and were one of the best four teams in the nation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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With Sinners, helmed by Black Panther and Creed director Ryan Coogler, set to debut on Friday (April 18), the hype surrounding this limited-edition release is only expected to grow.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Brinkema dismissed the third part of the case, determining that tools used for general display advertising can’t clearly be defined as Google’s own market.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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If influencers were primarily men, it would be seen as an innovative new career that’s taken over the advertising industry.—
Caitlin Brody,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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This story was updated to include the video advertisement.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Image By the 1980s, his work seemed to be everywhere — in every major magazine, on political and theater posters, in advertisements for corporations and institutions like IBM and the MacArthur Foundation, on book and album covers.—
Penelope Green,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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