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ballyhooing

verb

present participle of ballyhoo
1
as in advertising
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 promoting
to provide publicity for the TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballyhooing
  1. advertising
  2. promoting
  3. announcing
  4. selling
  5. trumpeting
  6. acclaiming
  7. touting
Verb
  • Voraotsady cooked for friends at her home, then expanded to people in her neighborhood, advertising through flyers and Instagram.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Growing by the day Besides advertising the availability of driver’s licenses, Nexus offered to sell a bevy of other forms of ID.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of advertising
Verb
  • If dozens of countries are promoting electric vehicle incentives, charging infrastructure and electrification in general, that can help in the fight against climate change, Jackson added.
    — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This could look like investing in and promoting internal subject-matter experts, documenting best practices, creating subject-matter Centers of Excellence and embedding that expertise directly into workflows.
    — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of promoting
Verb
  • All four cited Macklemore’s removal in announcing their decisions.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Altman also told Fortune in an exclusive interview that his company and other leading AI labs may be close to announcing a pact to slow AI development and collectively address the rapidly increasing safety risks.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • Padilla said the event was initially free before growing demand led organizers to begin selling tickets.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Frédéric Bélanger, hair department head for the film, understood the expectations that come with bringing a best-selling romance novel to life.
    — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of selling
Verb
  • The biggest hope was probably SpaceXAI, trumpeting the promise of generative artificial intelligence.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Trump began his second term last year by trumpeting the construction of the Panama Canal during the Roosevelt administration.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of trumpeting
Verb
  • In speeches acclaiming our nation and our leader, we will be told that we (some of us, anyway) are divinely chosen.
    — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of acclaiming
Verb
  • Yet more than 80 businesses apparently flouted LegitScript's rules while touting its seal of approval, a CBS News investigation found.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Detroit automaker is touting the new user interface, controls and software as offering convenience and customization similar to a smartphone.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of touting
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“Ballyhooing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballyhooing. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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