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
  • The country contingent is led by Parker McCollum and Cole Swindell, both of whom are as acclaimed for their songwriting skills as well as for their performance skills.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Kamayan moves next door Kamayan ATL, the joyful and widely acclaimed Filipino restaurant on Buford Highway, has relocated to a new space directly next to its original location.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of acclaimed
Verb
  • Millions of Americans are already injecting unapproved chemicals like peptides promoted by a hodgepodge of wellness influencers and celebrity podcasters.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This Spidey adventure was promoted as a reset in the web-slinging series.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of promoted
Verb
  • Given the extent of the disruption to oil exports from the Middle East since the start of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, most of the hikes announced by OPEC+ since March have had a negligible impact on the physical crude market.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The project was announced less than 36 hours before the meeting.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • Terminal 26, a new restaurant in Ponce City Market’s central food hall, is inspired by Thailand’s famous floating markets, where goods are sold from boats and riverbank stalls.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Twenty-nine single-family homes sold for $30 million or more in Miami-Dade in 2025, shattering the previous record of 15 homes in 2024.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of sold
Verb
  • SmackDown has advertised faceoffs for its two biggest programs as frenemies CM Punk and Cody Rhodes come face-to-face amid a weekend of miscues on the live event circuit.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Sara Nelson, a Democrat who had advertised her willingness to challenge the harm-reduction consensus, won a seat on the city council the same year and became its president two years later.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of advertised
Verb
  • While this is being touted as the first remaster for the Super Robot Wars series, that’s not technically true.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout her reelection campaign, Bass has repeatedly touted two straight years of decreases in homelessness from 2024 to 2025 as one of her main arguments for why she should be given another four years by Angelenos.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of touted
Verb
  • Zegna trumpeted the group’s quality of the fabrics and its unique Italian supply chain.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • The successes were those of Ukraine, but also of Fedorov, who trumpeted his decision to fund drone purchases earlier this year.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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