ballyhooing

present participle of ballyhoo

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballyhooing
Verb
  • Also cited is the economic climate, as linear networks have been trimming staffs amid advertising shifts to other platforms.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The public is invited to pray and support the families of AES, organizers said on a flyer advertising the event.
    Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To their credit, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) continues to play an important role in promoting transparency and accountability in the garment sector, and its inclusion of freedom of association indicators in factory assessments contributes valuable data for policy dialogue.
    Sourcing Journal, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Duran had published articles on Tan and his wealthy colleagues, like Balaji Srinivasan, a tech investor who was promoting an esoteric but stubbornly influential concept called the Network State.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And management has responded — though not in the way shareholders expected — announcing a merger with coffee and tea company JDE Peet’s, followed by a separation of the beverage and coffee assets, now including both Keurig and Peet’s in the coffee business.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The newest batch of openings follows Ernie Herrman, CEO of TJX Companies, announcing in May 2024 a goal of opening at least 1,300 additional locations globally across the TJX portfolio of stores.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The book is on track to be one of the best-selling memoirs of this year.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The film is adapted from the popular YA novel of the same name by New York Times best-selling author Courtney Summers.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Worthington’s book, like time spent in his engaging company, is not an exercise in trumpeting his successes.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Meyers later played a montage of Trump trumpeting his record purportedly opposing censorship and bringing free speech back to America, before cutting to a second montage of breaking news clips about Kimmel’s suspension.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Falcons come to town touting 15 sacks, with nine players producing at least one.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Fellow freshman star Darryn Peterson speaks highly of Rosario, touting the chemistry the pair have with one another.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Ballyhooing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballyhooing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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