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
  • However, existing machines have only hundreds to thousands of qubits, and environmental disturbances can introduce errors during computation.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Sleep disturbances and difficulty concentrating can also affect emotional well-being, and for some women, these symptoms can interfere with everyday activities and quality of life.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Verb
  • Dodgers veteran infielder Miguel Rojas announces his retirement immediately after the team’s season-ending loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The award announces that demonizing Jews and the Jewish state can be a spectacularly successful legal career strategy.
    — Anne Bayefsky, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of announces
Verb
  • Mega Live events, which app users can register for in advance, are often 12 hours long, and Kelly said that 24-hour Lives can produce five times the GMV of a 12-hour Live, as the algorithm promotes a stream more dedicatedly the longer it’s been on.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Homeland Security devoted $20 million to the campaign, which critics say promotes Trump’s political message rather than helping the public access government services.
    — Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 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
  • But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • Coccinelle, set up by Francesca Breccia, sells independent titles on the international circuit, pairing films and their rights owners with buyers and distributors in a range of territories.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The company runs Medicaid plans in 29 states and sells individual marketplace plans and Medicare Advantage.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Oct. 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
  • DirecTV currently advertises a five-day free trial for its streaming TV plans.
    — Sophie Dunne, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • One profile advertises $29-per-month online courses on how to make money through AI content.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of advertises
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“Ballyhoos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballyhoos. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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