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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
Before that, Ott served as vice president of publicity at IFC Entertainment and was the director of publicity and marketing at Wellspring.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
When Deloitte’s publicity campaign ended in February, enrollment in Pathways remained less than 3% of the approximately 250,000 Georgians who are potentially eligible.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
In the defense’s opener, Geragos said the money was offered to shield bad publicity, not evidence of criminality.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Lewis also had his own communications staffer in London, who operated independently of the Post’s publicity department.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
When Deloitte’s publicity campaign ended in February, enrollment in Pathways remained less than 3% of the approximately 250,000 Georgians who are potentially eligible.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
In the defense’s opener, Geragos said the money was offered to shield bad publicity, not evidence of criminality.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Lewis also had his own communications staffer in London, who operated independently of the Post’s publicity department.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicity
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Sustainability Over Hype As the BAL expands and African basketball continues to gain global traction, many clubs will be tempted by shortcuts, quick signings, foreign rosters, and short-term hype.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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These investors have collectively spent $400 million on the coin, a type of cryptocurrency that depends on hype to increase its value.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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So when every brand plays by the same rules, creative solutions become the only way to get a competitive advantage within your advertising.—
Liam Wade,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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China has since required automakers to use more conservative language when advertising driver-assist systems.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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Copywriters work on a range of projects such as social media posts, blog articles, website copy and advertisements.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Consider the countless emails people write, the slide decks strategy consultants prepare and the advertisements that suffuse social media feeds.—
Wolfgang Messner,
The Conversation,
2 June 2025
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“Publicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicity. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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