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Definitions

go public

VERB
divulge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admit blab communicate disclose give away leak publish reveal uncover
STRONG
betray broadcast declare discover exhibit expose gossip impart mouth proclaim promulgate spill spring tattle tell
WEAK
blow the whistle cough up fess up let hair down let slip open up own up spill the beans tip off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal cover hide keep suppress withhold
STRONG
protect
WEAK
secrete

Example Sentences

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It would be inaccurate to say quantum companies are racing to go public.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

He claimed he had early access to sell shares of popular companies that were about to go public — including Instacart, SoHo House and Snapchat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

A veteran CFO who had spent more than a decade at Goldman Sachs, she had been brought into the startup to give it the financial maturity needed to go public.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

SpaceX acquired his AI startup, xAI, which is working on the Grok chatbot and other products, in February and is seeking to go public as soon as next month.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Aunt Gloria and Rashid had decided to go public.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd