ADJ
considerable, enormous, extensive, greater, wide, widespread
The charity's new initiative received widespread publicity after the celebrity endorsement.
maximum
The movie star's charity event was designed to attract maximum publicity for the foundation.
favourable, good, positive | adverse, bad, negative, unfavourable, unwelcome | free | international, local, national
VERB + PUBLICITY
give sb/sth | gain, get, receive | attract, generate | seek | avoid, shun
PUBLICITY + VERB
surround sth
The scandal generated widespread publicity surrounding the company's unsafe working conditions.
PREP
~ about
The restaurant received negative publicity about its poor food safety practices.
~ for
The new restaurant got lots of publicity for winning that cooking competition last month.
~ over
The restaurant faced negative publicity over its poor health inspection results last month.
PHRASES
amid/amidst a storm of publicity
The actress announced her retirement amidst a storm of publicity following the scandal.
a blaze of publicity
The new product launch generated a blaze of publicity across all the major newspapers and websites.
the glare of publicity
The young actress found it difficult to escape the glare of publicity after her film became a huge success.
ADJ
advance
PUBLICITY + NOUN
material, photograph, shot
The movie studio distributed new publicity photographs to all the major newspapers.
campaign
stunt
The company's new campaign turned out to be nothing more than a publicity stunt.
agent, officer
machine
The movie studio's publicity machine kicked into gear weeks before the film's release.
PREP
~ about
The company received a lot of publicity about its new environmental efforts.
~ for
The new movie received weeks of publicity for its release date.
PHRASES
a lack of publicity