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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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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as in promotes
to provide publicity for
the TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows
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Noun
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Meanwhile, the reinforcement learning system was trained using hundreds of millions of simulated disturbances in a virtual environment.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026 -
At the same time, an upper-level system of low pressure out west will steer several atmospheric disturbances into Texas over the next week or so.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If Salley had been patient, Craig would have one of his inevitable blowups, and Charley would have gotten the ick faster than Rodrigo logs onto Ticketmaster when Madonna announces a new tour.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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State Department announces charter flights Tuesday afternoon, the State Department announced charter flights from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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That year, Waldo created the Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus, which promotes the study of how Asian and Asian American cultures have interpreted antiquity.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Part of that surplus went toward the creation of the LA84 Foundation, which promotes youth sports by removing barriers and aiming to give all children, regardless of their socioeconomic background or ability, opportunities to participate in sports.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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Unrivaled — a 3-on-3, full-court game played on a 72-foot floor, shorter than an NBA or college court — sells itself on being fast-paced, with an 18-second shot clock, 7-minute quarters and plenty of open space for players to create.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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If New Jersey, which looks out of the race, sells elsewhere, depth forward Cody Glass may have boosted his value by scoring his 14th goal of the season.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
Noun
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About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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Anthem advertises a 100% money-back guarantee for certain services, though exclusions may apply.—
Deane Biermeier,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Unitree, one of China’s leading robotic companies, currently advertises a base price of $13,500 (£10,000) for its G1 humanoid robot.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Ballyhoos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballyhoos. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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