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noun media attention ADJ. considerable, enormous, extensive, greater, wide, widespread The papers have begun to give greater publicity to the campaign against GM food. | maximum The release of the report was timed to generate maximum publicity. | favourable, good, positive | adverse, bad, negative, unfavourable, unwelcome | free | international, local, national VERB + PUBLICITY give sb/sth | gain, get, receive | attract, generate | seek | avoid, shun PUBLICITY + VERB surround sth There was a lot of negative publicity surrounding the film. PREP. ~ about There has been a lot of unfavourable publicity about the hospital. | ~ for Taking part in the event will be good publicity for our school. | ~ over The firm had received bad publicity over a defective product. PHRASES amid/amidst a storm of publicity The chairman resigned amid a storm of publicity over the bonus payments. | a blaze of publicity The film stars were married in a blaze of publicity. | the glare of publicity He carried on his life in the full glare of publicity. advertising ADJ. advance PUBLICITY + NOUN material, photograph, shot He's better-looking in his publicity shots than he is in real life. | campaign | stunt The actress denied that her marriage was just a publicity stunt. | agent, officer | machine The record company's publicity machine was working flat out. PREP. ~ about I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. | ~ for There have been months of advance publicity for the show. PHRASES a lack of publicity
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publicity
adjectives
bad publicity
( also adverse/negative publicity formal )
• Fatty foods have received much bad publicity in recent years. • They don't want any more adverse publicity.
good publicity
• Top exam results are good publicity for schools.
free publicity
• Giving away samples is one way of getting free publicity for your products.
widespread/wide publicity
• The scandal had received widespread publicity.
national publicity
• Candidates aim to get national publicity during election campaigns.
considerable/massive/extensive publicity
• The opening of the trial generated considerable publicity.
maximum publicity
• Throughout the strike, the workers achieved maximum publicity for their demands.
unwelcome publicity
• Their relationship had attracted unwelcome publicity.
verbs
get publicity
( also receive publicity )
• Climate change is getting a lot of publicity. • Such studies have received a lot of publicity.
attract publicity
• Two recommendations in the report have attracted publicity.
gain publicity
• Appearing on a chat show means you gain publicity.
generate publicity
• The publication of the book generated an enormous amount of publicity.
give publicity to something
• Much publicity was given to their allegations in the British press.
avoid publicity
• They wanted to settle the matter quietly in order to avoid bad publicity.
shun publicity
• He lives quietly in Acton with his wife and two sons and shuns publicity.
seek publicity
• He sought neither reward nor publicity for his work.
phrases
the glare of publicity
(= a lot of publicity, which can make you feel uncomfortable )
• He carried on his life in the full glare of publicity.
a blaze of publicity
(= a lot of publicity )
• His marriage broke up in a blaze of publicity.
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