as in campaign
usually disapproving
ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc.
He was accused of spreading propaganda. a propaganda campaign The report was nothing but lies and propaganda.
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Recent Examples of propaganda
When data are carelessly used or callously manipulated, persuasiveness can be downright dangerous, the crux of political propaganda.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Its soft power – once built on revolutionary legitimacy, Shiite ideological influence and anti-Western propaganda – has eroded dramatically.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Established during World War II with the launch of Voice of America to counter Nazi propaganda, the agency now oversees or funds a network of outlets, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2025
Politics was responsible for war, for propaganda, for division.
—Kamila Shamsie
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Its soft power – once built on revolutionary legitimacy, Shiite ideological influence and anti-Western propaganda – has eroded dramatically.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 28 June 2025
Established during World War II with the launch of Voice of America to counter Nazi propaganda, the agency now oversees or funds a network of outlets, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2025
Politics was responsible for war, for propaganda, for division.
—Kamila Shamsie
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propaganda
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Similarly, the winning formula behind Mamdani’s campaign – savvy use of social media – is not particularly hard for other progressive candidates to replicate.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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As a public relations campaign, Rappleyea’s maneuvers were wildly successful.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Earlier this year the brand held two-week activations timed with the Rome Open, which included an influencer and press trip to the matches, out-of-home advertisements and a takeover of local ice-cream shops and cafés.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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The man’s video is one of many of longform advertisements produced by The Agora and its sprawling conglomerate of subsidiaries, which have spent decades cashing in on Americans’ growing distrust in government, financial institutions and healthcare providers.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Although the Dolphins offense gets the publicity, the defense has finished No. 4 and No. 10 in the league, respectively, in the past two years so the standard is high.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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The clarification is arguably in line with the House settlement, the longstanding NCAA prohibition against pay-for-play and, more conceptually, the relationship between the right of publicity and NIL.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 July 2025
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The Italian luxury house’s fall 2025 ad campaign was photographed by Mario Sorrenti inside Villa Santo Sospir, the French intellectual’s residence in the south of France surrounded by lush greenery.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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The ad criticizes outgoing Senator Mitch McConnell and fellow Republican candidates Andy Barr and Daniel Cameron.—
Hannah Pinski,
The Courier-Journal,
8 July 2025
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Prolific Indian advertising filmmaker Prasoon Pandey is set to make his feature film directorial debut with a contemporary mythological thriller backed by MovieVerse Studios and Ellipsis Entertainment.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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Not just any old slope, but one that drops fully 2.5 metres (8ft 2in) from the Grandstand on the north side of the ground across to the Tavern and Mound Stands to the south — the advertising hoardings in the lead image on this article show the gradient perfectly.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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“Propaganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propaganda. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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