in the public eye
idiom
: in a position that receives a lot of public notice and attention
The job requires someone who is comfortable being in the public eye.
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Brand Lessons from a Hollywood Icon Kilmer’s career offers lessons far beyond Hollywood, especially for anyone navigating influence, reinvention, and authenticity in the public eye.
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Since then, she’s majorly transformed her image in the public eye.
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Drake & Josh stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck have opened up about the toll their struggles in the public eye as child actors and later overcoming substance abuse issues had on their lives.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Ahead of her parole eligibility, Saldívar resurfaced in the public eye in the 2024 Oxygen docuseries Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Since then, she’s majorly transformed her image in the public eye.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
Drake & Josh stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck have opened up about the toll their struggles in the public eye as child actors and later overcoming substance abuse issues had on their lives.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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“In the public eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20public%20eye. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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