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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Relevance

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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Verb

Other routes point drivers toward Norðaravatn, a tranquil village lake that was recently transformed by the islands’ acclaimed ‘Closed for Maintenance’ environmental initiative, where global volunteers and locals hand-built a scenic walking path to protect the surrounding terrain.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The limited run of the acclaimed, hit play starring Tony-winner John Lithgow is coming to its pre-scheduled close.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 June 2026