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publicize

[puhb-luh-sahyz] / ˈpʌb ləˌsaɪz /
VERB
make widely known; promote
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertise announce boost broadcast promulgate tout trumpet
STRONG
advance beat the drum for bill cry extol headline hype immortalize pitch plug press-agent propagandize puff push splash spot spotlight spread
WEAK
billboard build up hard sell make a pitch for play up put on the map skywrite soft-sell write up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide keep secret
WEAK
secret

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DHS and ICE officials didn’t publicize or broadly distribute the legal decision, predicting that it would invite legal scrutiny, the people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Yet Mr. Trump didn’t take a victory lap to publicize the success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

So too with the race to publicize them.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

Those are conversations about the hard work of governing, ones that Newsom likely doesn’t want to publicize.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

“You should be one of those going abroad to publicize our cause.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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