press release

noun

1. a statement prepared and distributed to the press by a public relations firm, governmental agency, etc.

press release

noun

1. an official announcement or account of a news item circulated to the press

Word History and Origins

Origin of press release¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

However, in this case they seem to be talking past each other and communicating by press release.

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According to the press release, roughly 340 projects have started construction in Pacific Palisades.

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The collection had been tucked under a pile of old newspapers and cobwebs in the attic of their family home, according to a press release from Heritage Auctions.

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The brothers found six comic books, including Superman #1, in the attic underneath a stack of newspapers inside a cardboard box and surrounded by cobwebs in 2024, Heritage said in a press release.

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A press release from the book's publishers says it has been written with "full support from Charles Spencer".

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Related Words

• announcement 
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• statement