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Synonyms

go public

Idioms  

  1. Become a publicly held company, that is, issue ownership shares in the form of stock. For example, As soon as the company grows a little bigger and begins to show a profit, we intend to go public. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

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SpaceX executives spent years saying the company wouldn’t go public until its rockets were regularly flying to Mars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expected to soon file confidentially with regulators and go public in June, while artificial-intelligence labs OpenAI and Anthropic are reportedly targeting fourth-quarter IPOs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But they maintained the students were right to go public about the challenges they faced due to a shortage of permanent staff.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

HMH Holding, an oil drilling equipment provider, plans to go public on Nasdaq, aiming to raise $231.4 million at a $948.1 million valuation.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

And if I go public, instantly I'm a scientific oddity, front-page news.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

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