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as in worlds
human beings in general
a lecture open to the public
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as in masses
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the highbrows have always disdained his novels, but the public just eats them up
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Recent Examples of publics
But will the public, or publics, support a new war?
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for publics
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This MacBook is a best-of-both-worlds setup made more affordable with the current price cut.Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
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There were no strict boundaries between space and time, the forces of nature or the animate and inanimate worlds.James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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Authorities are investigating a shooting that left two people injured early Saturday morning in Union City.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Scientists know now that the stealthy menace originated in east Asia and was probably spread inadvertently by people to every continent except Antarctica.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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Armed with that capability, managers — and all employees — can make better decisions for their companies and the societies that depend on their goods and services.Lynn Schenk Alison Smart, Harvard Business Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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Rubin highlights that societies in obstetrics, gynecology and urology, among others, universally agree the label is wrong.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Publics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publics. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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