PUBLICITY


Meaning of PUBLICITY in English

noun

1 media attention

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable , enormous , extensive , greater , wide , widespread

The papers have begun to give greater ~ to the campaign against GM food.

▪ maximum

The release of the report was timed to generate maximum ~.

▪ favourable/favorable , good , positive

▪ adverse , bad , negative , unfavourable/unfavorable , unwanted , unwelcome ( esp. BrE )

▪ free

▪ international , local , national

VERB + PUBLICITY

▪ give sb/sth

▪ gain , garner , get , receive

▪ attract , generate

▪ seek

▪ avoid , shun

PUBLICITY + VERB

▪ surround sth

There was a lot of negative ~ surrounding the movie.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ about

There has been a lot of negative ~ about the hospital.

▪ ~ for

Taking part in the event will be good ~ for our school.

▪ ~ over

The company had received bad ~ over a defective product.

PHRASES

▪ a blaze of ~ ( esp. BrE ), a storm of ~

The movie stars were married amid a blaze of ~.

The chairman resigned in a storm of ~ over the bonus payments.

▪ the glare of ~

He carried on his life in the full glare of ~.

2 advertising

ADJECTIVE

▪ advance

PUBLICITY + NOUN

▪ material , photograph , shot

He's better-looking in his ~ shots than he is in real life.

▪ campaign

▪ stunt

The actress denied that her marriage was just a ~ stunt.

▪ agent , department , officer ( BrE )

▪ machine

The record company's ~ machine was working flat out.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ about

I read some ~ about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's.

▪ ~ for

There have been months of advance ~ for the show.

PHRASES

▪ a lack of ~

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