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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
Jane, who'd been here before, was visiting to publicize more humane treatment of the chimpanzees in captivity.
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Ron Arias, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
The attendance figures that MLB and other sports leagues publicize typically represent the number of tickets teams sell, not the number of people who actually show up to games.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Most observers believe that refers to Senate Bill 53, which requires some AI developers to publicize their safety protocols, per Politico.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Parent publicized the story of these material objects through local outreach and some scholarship.
—Mollie Barnes, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
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Ron Arias, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
The attendance figures that MLB and other sports leagues publicize typically represent the number of tickets teams sell, not the number of people who actually show up to games.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Most observers believe that refers to Senate Bill 53, which requires some AI developers to publicize their safety protocols, per Politico.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Parent publicized the story of these material objects through local outreach and some scholarship.
—Mollie Barnes, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicize
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Duran had published articles on Tan and his wealthy colleagues, like Balaji Srinivasan, a tech investor who was promoting an esoteric but stubbornly influential concept called the Network State.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Soft platinum coils are delivered into the aneurysm under X-ray guidance to promote clotting and block blood flow into the weakened vessel.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blumhouse announced at CinemaCon 2024 that a sequel to Five Nights at Freddy’s was coming in 2025.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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The new boat will meet boaters in the water to empty their waste holding tanks for free, the city announced Thursday.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Most of the stores surrounding this block are hybrids, selling biking equipment and coffee.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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By the early sixties, these bricks, now made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, were sold across Europe and the United States.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
11 Oct. 2025
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The annual total of measles cases in the US – now up to 1,563 cases since January – is the highest by a significant margin since measles was declared eliminated in America a quarter-century ago.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Cincinnati Fire Department declared the man dead at the scene, the release says.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Oct. 2025
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In 2021, then-President Joe Biden proclaimed that Indigenous Peoples Day would be celebrated on the second Monday in October, though the holiday was never officially changed.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Many pundits mistakenly proclaimed the direct-to-consumer option would only benefit the uninsured and not help the majority of Americans who have private insurance coverage with prescription drug coverage.—
Bobby Jindal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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It's called Silent Courier, and it's being advertised online.—
Adam Bearne,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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While federal government agencies are permitted to advertise, they are meant to stick to a strict set of rules determining the type of messaging allowed.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Publicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicize. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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