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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
There have been doubts cast on the numbers publicized by both DeepSeek and MiniMax.
Efficiencies have been through further refining RL with what is called lightning attention.
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Tigray’s borders have become lawless, with the interim Tigrayan administration documenting—but not yet publicizing—evidence of human trafficking.
—Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
The Israeli military unit known as COGAT, which leads civilian policy in Gaza, has been publicizing images of Palestinian children with health disorders as proof that there is no widespread hunger.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The discovery was also publicized by the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), which posted about it on Facebook in July.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Tigray’s borders have become lawless, with the interim Tigrayan administration documenting—but not yet publicizing—evidence of human trafficking.
—Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
The Israeli military unit known as COGAT, which leads civilian policy in Gaza, has been publicizing images of Palestinian children with health disorders as proof that there is no widespread hunger.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The discovery was also publicized by the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), which posted about it on Facebook in July.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicize
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In addition to Wicked: For Good, which premieres on Nov. 21, the Oscar winner is also busy promoting Ne Zha II.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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On a societal level, bigger cars take up more public space, leaving less room for the livable, likeable city and promote urban sprawl.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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With the plans for the statue announced a year ago, Riley’s honor will come Feb. 22, when the Lakers host the long-time Riley rival Boston Celtics at Crypto.com Arena.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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On Monday morning, Trump unveiled his plans, announcing a historic escalation of law enforcement in D.C. by deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets and placing the city’s police department under federal control.—
John R. Lott Jr,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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On May 20, 1948, The Portsmouth Star (Virginia) ran an advertisement for Hall’s Bakery selling strawberry layer cake iced with fresh strawberry frosting.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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Sony made KPop Demon Hunters for $100 million, then sold the rights to Netflix.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Its mission would be to test the limits of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, published in 1915, which states that mass curves space-time, which in turn tells mass how to move.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The book was published several years back by the Us on the Moon and The Theory of Archipelagos author.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Netflix star was declared cancer-free in November 2022 and underwent breast reconstruction surgery two years later.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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In April, Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in New Mexico’s largest city, Albuquerque, saying that a significant increase in crime warranted the help of the New Mexico National Guard.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Vince proclaimed his love for Jess (Jurnee Smollett).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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On the penultimate day of her trial, Mejia again took the stand and repeatedly proclaimed her innocence.—
Bianca Moreno-Paz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Trump’s softened stance on marijuana comes as the industry has tapped into his orbit, including through the American Rights and Reform PAC, which is financially backed by the industry and has advertised on its behalf, while also giving $1 million to Trump’s PAC, the Wall Street Journal reported.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The family was looking to buy a business and found Crown Hardware advertised for sale online.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Publicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicize. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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