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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
the city hasn't done a good job of publicizing the new regulations for its recycling operation
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Recent Examples of publicize
The allegations were publicized in a bombshell report by The New York Times the next day.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Which dance is not widely known or publicized in advance.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
And yet, despite it all, the label ultimately failed to sufficiently publicize their album.
—Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Not every library publicizes its year-end borrowing data, and there's no master list released by the American Library Association.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Which dance is not widely known or publicized in advance.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
And yet, despite it all, the label ultimately failed to sufficiently publicize their album.
—Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Not every library publicizes its year-end borrowing data, and there's no master list released by the American Library Association.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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It was later broadened with press junkets with French talent promoting their work, and was further expanded two years ago with French TV screenings and a day-long confab dedicated to export.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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False claims promoted by President-elect Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform sought to blame the Democratic Party for the wildfires.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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The changes announced Saturday didn't apply to UCLA Health or health care staff, Frenk said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the equivalent of three full-time fire department positions — likely non-firefighter staff members — are slated to be among 91 or so layoffs expected to soon be announced.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Important here: Producers could comply by not selling into California.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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In a 2017 review of 34 studies published in Advances in Preventive Medicine, 29 found exercise improves both the quantity and quality of sleep.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
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The researchers’ findings were published today in the journal Science.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
16 Jan. 2025
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Biden declared Thursday, Jan. 9 a national day of mourning for the 39th president of the United States.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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Decades before sanctuary cities became a vigorous partisan debate, Sacramento declared itself as one of the first in America.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Jan. 2025
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After another person in the club, who was a medic, proclaimed that Morrison was dead, two drug dealers allegedly moved Morrison to his apartment to cover up the overdose and protect their boss, Count Jean de Breteuil, per Rolling Stone.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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But despite proclaiming that the Terps were ready to compete for a conference championship, his tenure has been marked by an inability to get the program over the hump against elite opponents.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2025
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Beginning in 1992, the Ontological-Hysteric occupied an upper chamber of the beautiful St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, and Foreman advertised his yearly shows there with blizzards of black-and-white posters, which were wheat-pasted all over the Village every winter.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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Driving over the Bay Bridge into the city, billboard after billboard advertised AI products and services.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Publicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicize. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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