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as in published

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verb

past tense of publicize
1
as in promoted
to provide publicity for the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters

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as in announced
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 publicized
Adjective
These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families. — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025 The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling. — Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025 Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job. — Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Disorganized and under-publicized, the event was underwhelming, Hardin said. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Tallulah reflected on her father’s health in an essay for Vogue shortly after the diagnosis was publicized. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026 Immigration enforcement operations have become more targeted and less publicized in 2026, but remain more prevalent than in years past. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The president secretly flying in a second plane has been publicized before, such as during former President Bill Clinton’s March 2000 trip to Islamabad, Pakistan. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026 Multilingual ads publicized the product’s availability, doctors and nurses advised parents on child-rearing, and careful recordkeeping aimed at assessing the program’s health benefits. — Leslie Lenkowsky, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 The antisemitic vandalism crimes were known and widely publicized. — Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 Although many social media influencers have publicized severe side effects from vaccines, side effects are overwhelmingly mild. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The research was led by Serena Tucci, assistant professor of anthropology at Yale University, whose work was publicized in a university press release on June 30. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicized
  1. published
  2. promoted
  3. announced
  4. advertised
  5. sold
  6. declared
  7. proclaimed
  8. broadcast
Adjective
  • That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • Rookie slugger Bryce Eldridge, promoted in May, was in there, of course.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Blakeman is well liked in Nassau, one of the most populous counties in New York, and has promoted himself as a centrist in campaign advertising.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of promoted
Verb
  • Lenti Ponsetto, after 18 years leading DePaul athletics—and 42 years overall at the private Big East school—announced her retirement in June 2020, just six weeks after Conviser filed her initial suit in Cook County court.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her resignation shortly after the airplane-swap incident.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of announced
Adjective
  • The advertised jackpot is enormous, but after the lump-sum haircut, taxes and fees, the take‑home number is much lower.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The medium-lift rocket has an advertised payload capacity of 3 metric tons in fully reusable mode.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of advertised
Verb
  • Investigators determined that multiple RVs may have been sold at Carson Pass RV in Lockeford without proper notification to their rightful owners and without completing the required Department of Motor Vehicles documentation.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Merck last year sold nearly $32 billion worth of pembrolizumab, a drug that’s FDA-approved for more than 40 cancer conditions.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sold
Verb
  • Experts believe the virus was spreading in the mining town of Mongbwalu as early as February, months before authorities declared the outbreak on May 15.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The new totals come some three months since the outbreak was declared on May 15.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of declared
Adjective
  • Its proclaimed intention was not merely to change the ways of art and literature but to transform life itself.
    — Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of proclaimed
Adjective
  • Federal prohibition still locks plant-touching brands out of Meta, Google, most broadcast and print channels, and, sometimes, even basic financial plumbing.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In separate filings, both media outlets raised questions as to the validity of the NFL’s broadcast antitrust exemption, a provision established under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of broadcast

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