ballyhoos 1 of 2

noun

plural of ballyhoo
as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street

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ballyhoos

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ballyhoo
1
as in announces
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 promotes
to provide publicity for the TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows

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  1. disturbances
  2. announces
  3. promotes
  4. commotions
  5. cracks up
  6. sells
  7. stirs
  8. advertises
Noun
  • But new research suggests these cosmic giants can also hurl enormous amounts of energy outward, driving powerful disturbances that ripple hundreds of thousands of light-years through space.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The system, called NetSense Airspace Awareness-as-a-Service, analyzes radio-frequency disturbances around cellular networks.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Verb
  • After the match, Mick Foley comes to the ring and announces that Statlander will compete in a four-way match for the TBS Championship next week against champion Maya World, Hikaru Shida and Persephone.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There’s character aplenty, particularly in a main stand that announces proudly in its brickwork frontage just who are the home team here.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of announces
Verb
  • An adult user usually has a preferred seat height that promotes comfort and security.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Eli Lilly is also suing Aesthetic Envy, a California med spa that promotes retatrutide, and Striker Pharmacy, which has made a version of the experimental drug.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of promotes
Noun
  • Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Verb
  • During one particularly fun moment shared by the LPGA Tour on Instagram, Clark cracks up at Cunningham's energetic approach to the sport — which ended in her accidentally hitting a fan with the ball.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of cracks up
Verb
  • Because in a growing premium travel economy, the battle may not simply be over who sells the suitcase.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • CardVault sells sports memorabilia and collectibles from Fanatics Authentic, Panini, Topps and Upper Deck.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sells
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of stirs
Verb
  • Certified personal trainer Katherine Roccasecca offers a flexible Couch to 5K walking plan on her website, and the C25K Couch to 5K Run Trainer app from Zen Labs Fitness advertises an eight-week program built for complete beginners.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Zoom advertises post-quantum end-to-end encryption to protect data from future quantum computers that could crack traditional encryption methods.
    — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
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