adverb
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in a public manner; without concealment; openly
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in the name or with the consent of the public
Etymology
Origin of publicly
Example Sentences
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Maybe it’s unsurprising that one of the first people to publicly sound the alarm about Castaneda was a novelist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
It invited comparisons with Enoch Powell’s infamous “rivers of blood” speech, and went down so badly that he had to publicly denounce his own words some time later.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
As part of the change, ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation will become the publicly traded parent company, replacing Exxon Mobil Corporation of New Jersey, the company says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
The lawyer said Murrell had been publicly humiliated and faced a "bleak and solitary" future.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Unspoken publicly until that moment, getting to the Moon, one of mankind’s deepest and most enduring dreams, had long been the private dream of many at Langley as well.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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