ballyhooed

verb

past tense of ballyhoo
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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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballyhooed
  1. acclaimed
  2. promoted
  3. announced
  4. sold
  5. advertised
  6. touted
  7. trumpeted
  8. publicized
Verb
  • Fellner began her career on the cult comedy series The Fast Show and would go on to appear in the likes of The Alan Clarke Diaries, My Hero, The Eustace Bros, The Line of Beauty and Disney+’s recently acclaimed A Small Light.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Five portraits by Gordon Parks, the photographer acclaimed for documenting African American life throughout the Civil Rights Era, frame the foyer inside Usher’s gracious Atlanta home.
    — Jewel Wicker, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of acclaimed
Verb
  • Maybe success used to mean getting promoted, managing more people, earning a certain title, or becoming known as the expert in the room.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And not only that, he was recently promoted to Triple-A Worcester after an outstanding four-month stretch with Double-A Portland.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of promoted
Verb
  • Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, with Israeli forces withdrawing as Hamas disarms and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Brian’s Angels, a nonprofit homeless outreach in Bristol, announced that its community center will be closing at the end of August after 11 years.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • That decision permanently strips the owner of future growth, dividends, voting rights and control over when the stock is sold.
    — Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Deliveries won’t begin until 2029, but more than two-thirds of the limited 71-unit production run have been sold before the car is even shown to the public.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of sold
Verb
  • Recently, a much larger site, managed by a state organization, advertised for volunteers.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • As advertised, this Custer gem sports plenty of purple decor and loads of pie.
    — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of advertised
Verb
  • Trump last month touted a breakthrough in his Gaza peace plan, saying that Hamas has agreed to lay down arms.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
  • It’s estimated that data centers provided only 23,000 permanent jobs nationwide in 2024 — not exactly the plethora of jobs they were touted to create.
    — Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of touted
Verb
  • Which was something else that Riley trumpeted in talking with reporters after our tour.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Zegna trumpeted the group’s quality of the fabrics and its unique Italian supply chain.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of trumpeted
Verb
  • Although many social media influencers have publicized severe side effects from vaccines, side effects are overwhelmingly mild.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The research was led by Serena Tucci, assistant professor of anthropology at Yale University, whose work was publicized in a university press release on June 30.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of publicized

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“Ballyhooed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballyhooed. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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