1
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
Nuclear energy was ballyhooed back in the 1930s as a way to feed the world.
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Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballyhooed
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The series was critically acclaimed and earned multiple Emmys, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Wyle, and Outstanding Drama Series.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Best friends Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald founded the bakery acclaimed for its large cookie offerings.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Related Stories Gleeson joined the company as chief marketing officer in 2015 after stints at the retail giants Lord & Taylor and Hudson’s Bay, and was promoted to co-head and chief revenue officer in 2020, rising to CEO the following year.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2026
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Other plastics, including ones promoted as highly recyclable, such as clear polyethylene bottles, which hold some medications, or hard water bottles, are being recycled at just 16%.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The new detail in the Maryland ICE shooting was first announced Thursday by the Anne Arundel County Police Department, which is investigating the incident.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Rapids, with first-time head coach Matt Wells now in charge, are expected to bring in at least a pair of new assistants of Wells’s choice, to be announced before the season starts.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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In August 2022, a 1,766-square-foot home on the 4700 block of Eastus Drive in San Jose sold for $1,930,000, a price per square foot of $1,093.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The recall follows another salmonella outbreak last October stemming from a different super greens product sold at Sam's Club.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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That bar had advertised all-inclusive tickets to a New Year’s Eve event, according to a BoiseDev story, but the ad is no longer available on the bar’s website.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Cheerios are made from whole-grain oats and often advertised as a heart-healthy breakfast.—
Caitlin Beale,
Health,
8 Jan. 2026
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It has long been touted as a method for delivering uninterrupted renewable energy that is not affected by adverse weather conditions.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Erika Beck, president of CSUN, touted the university’s partnerships throughout the community and the innovative career choice options for its students.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The drop in crime is a feather in the cap for NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who, in her 13 months as the NYPD’s top cop, has repeatedly trumpeted her precision-policing model to crimefighting in which the department sends teams of cops to high-crime areas to tamp down violence.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2026
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Then in late September, OpenAI trumpeted plans for a staggering array of new facilities under the Stargate umbrella.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Nov. 2025
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Later, Pine concludes that Teddy is in league with an associate named Gilberto Hanson, but his ally Sally Price-Jones (Hayley Squires) discovers that Hanson died 17 years prior in a helicopter crash that was never publicized.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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He and his father haven’t been as widely publicized as some of their counterparts.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Ballyhooed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballyhooed. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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