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 for 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, 28 May 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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Dismissed on its release, Possession has become recognized as one of the essential horror films of its era, acclaimed largely for its direction and Adjani’s frenzied performance — two elements that wouldn’t work without Neill’s grounding presence.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
While the revival was also critically acclaimed on Broadway and attendance has been relatively high, its $1 million or so weekly box office tally has not been able to compete with the high running costs for a large musical.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

Definition of acclaimed

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In a statement released Friday, the NFL stated that an investigation concluded that Gold provided confidential information about the Cardinals’ 2026 NFL draft selections before they were publicly announced.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The death comes a day after the Pentagon announced the fatalities of two service members in Jordan.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of announced

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The governor’s September 2020 order directed the state to require all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state after 2035 be zero-emission vehicles.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
This auction at Sotheby’s set a record for most valuable fossil ever sold.

— Kristi Curry Rogers, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

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According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, investigators reviewed social media accounts, a website and a billboard in Latin America that advertised maternity packages at South Texas hospitals to foreign nationals.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
Miller also advertised a charitable component of his fantasy football leagues, telling members that their buy-ins benefited a particular foundation.

— Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of advertised

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Delta, for instance, is testing planes in which the majority of seats are premium, while United touted plans to offer Wi-Fi supported by Elon Musk’s Starlink on 1,000 of its planes by year-end.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 July 2026
In a May preprint paper, researchers identified 420 apps touted as generic face-swapping tools and tested 155 to see if they could be used to sexualize images.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of touted

Verb

Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, business leaders have trumpeted AI’s potential to handle tasks long reserved for a massive white-collar workforce.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Others, however, like Darren Aronofsky and Natasha Lyonne have openly embraced it, as other stars like Demi Moore, Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon have trumpeted the tech’s inevitability.

— Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2026

Definition of trumpeted

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Jackson publicized a poll on Wednesday that showed him with a lead over Collins, and most readily fits the mold that Platner built with his candidacy.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026
The decision was made, league sources say, to ignore the public pressure that came from the trade being publicized and follow through on the stance that had been shared from the start.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 9 July 2026

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