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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
Rather than printing every transcript, thus creating a comprehensive record for the public, the White House is selectively publicizing some events and skipping others.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Microsoft began publicizing its quantum computing protections in 2023 with its Quantum Safe program, which intended to harden the company’s entire portfolio against the threat of quantum computing breaking encryption.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
The back-and-forth has been highly publicized and even included a war of words between Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Israel also publicized a photo of one of its F-35s flying high over Lebanon’s capital city, Beirut, in broad daylight.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Microsoft began publicizing its quantum computing protections in 2023 with its Quantum Safe program, which intended to harden the company’s entire portfolio against the threat of quantum computing breaking encryption.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
The back-and-forth has been highly publicized and even included a war of words between Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Israel also publicized a photo of one of its F-35s flying high over Lebanon’s capital city, Beirut, in broad daylight.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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To take Bregman’s place on the roster, the Red Sox promoted top infield prospect Marcelo Mayer, who started at third base and batted sixth in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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The Royals promoted Caglianone to Triple-A Omaha a week ago — Sunday, May 18.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2025
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The impending launch, which SpaceX officially announced on Friday, May 23 a day after getting key regulatory approval, could be visible halfway around the world as the 400-foot vehicle soars on a suborbital trajectory.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Courtesy of Coros; OnePlus; Taylor Guitars This week, Fujifilm announced a new digital half-frame compact camera called the X Half.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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Digital products: These are one-time creations like digital courses, ebooks, digital templates, and guides that can be sold repeatedly with little ongoing effort.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Soon after that report, OpenAI reversed its policies toward secondary share sales, allowing current and former employees to sell in the tender offers.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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This is how Bob Iger ended up with The Ride of a Lifetime and Mark Burnett published Jump In!—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Carter also published a post detailing the brand’s marketing strategy, attracting marketers and industry professionals alongside Set fans.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The memo declared the DOJ would defer to federal agencies to set rules — and only enforce those rules once defined.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
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Korda has declared that, because his nine sons are, frankly, nincompoops and rapscallions, Liesl will be the sole heir to his fortune.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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Earlier this month, the president proclaimed on Truth Social that the U.S. will designate new holidays to commemorate the end of World War I and World War II in Europe.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
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In 2021 and 2022, Cuccinelli, with Vought’s help, mounted press conferences and privately urged Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to proclaim that their states were being invaded.—
Molly Redden,
ProPublica,
23 May 2025
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The 30-second commercials advertised the benefits of the Lake County Convention Center in Gary, featuring city sites and prominent community members, including Melton.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Oscar Mayer has advertised in sports programming in the past, even going so far as to sponsor the Super Bowl halftime show in 1996 and 1997.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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“Publicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicize. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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