Thesaurus results for BALLYHOOED

ballyhooed

verb

past tense of ballyhoo

as in acclaimed

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively that reviewer always ballyhoos any book by one of his pet authors

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as in promoted

to provide publicity for the TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows

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Recent Examples of ballyhooed After being delayed for more than three weeks, the graduation of more than 80 sheriff cadets was finally allowed — and ballyhooed as the largest academy class in the agency’s history. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026 Nuclear energy was ballyhooed back in the 1930s as a way to feed the world. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025

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Humm will be his more casual à la carte restaurant, promising the same culinary excellence that Humm (the chef) is acclaimed for.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
As Navarro smiled and acclaimed the crowd, Boisson smashed her racket on the court directly behind her.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of acclaimed

Verb

Head coach Dave Canales acknowledged that Tyrel Dodson, who was recently promoted to the active roster, will get the start alongside Bobby Okereke on Sunday.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
Powers has been promoted to sole head of its talent department and is responsible for host, musical guest and guest star bookings for the NBC show.

— Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of promoted

Verb

On Sunday, Zoo Atlanta announced two giant pandas arrived from China, just days after Xi said Beijing was sending the bears.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
VMAs 2026 Winners The Hollywood Reporter will update the Video Music Awards winners list as they’re announced live.

— Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of announced

Verb

White real estate agents also averaged $1,998,000 in annual sales volume, the total dollar amount of property sold by an agent, whereas Black agents averaged $474,500 in sales volume.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
The special-edition collaboration will be sold direct-to-consumer until supplies last.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of sold

Verb

Last week, it was revealed that Gnarls Barkley would embark on the To Whom It Still Concerns Tour, advertised as the group’s first trek since 2008.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Nussbaum advertised a meeting in the newspaper for November 1973 at the downtown Boston YWCA.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of advertised

Verb

Raman, who had supported the program, became a critic of it and touted a less expensive strategy that itself has been criticized for its slow pace, as Times City Hall reporter Noah Goldberg wrote in August.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Nearly six months ago, as lawmakers battled over ICE funding in the wake of two high-profile killings of American citizens in Minneapolis, Marshall touted the federal agency’s operations.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of touted

Verb

Cast in a crisp white fabric, the sleeveless dress featured a scoop neckline with a formfitting silhouette and slightly trumpeted skirt.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
After the opening weekend of this season, the Premier League trumpeted a record of 100 per cent accuracy in key decisions made by match officials.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of trumpeted

Verb

In the 1980s and early 1990s, statistically rare instances of strangers abducting white children from public spaces and murdering them became highly publicized.

— Daniel LaChance, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
But the eligibility requirements for models or the process of the review has not been publicized.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

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