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a short description that praises something (such as a book) so that people will want to buy it
a blurb on a book jacket
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Recent Examples of blurb
Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018
As someone who is trying to get your book read, is that ultimately a quote worthy of being blurbed on the back cover?
—Daniel D'addario, Time, 9 Jan. 2018
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The miscommunication that Scorsese’s blurb refers to as the essence of our crise is the product of both political tragedy and B-movie sensationalism.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 July 2025
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Noun
Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018
As someone who is trying to get your book read, is that ultimately a quote worthy of being blurbed on the back cover?
—Daniel D'addario, Time, 9 Jan. 2018
Verb
One Pew study found that when those AI blurbs show up, only 8% of people bother to click through to a website.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The miscommunication that Scorsese’s blurb refers to as the essence of our crise is the product of both political tragedy and B-movie sensationalism.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurb
Noun
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Recovering data and messages had been key to their investigation and it was initially suggested that large amounts had been deleted.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The messages contained information only someone close to Lauryn would have known, throwing twist into the mystery.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Amid the album's release, Justin shared several clips and photos on Instagram of billboards and projections in various locations around the world featuring a photo with his 1-year-old son Jack Blues, and himself and his wife, 28, with the little one.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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While Ne Zha’s home of Chentang Pass is being obliterated, we’re shown a grim, apocalyptic tableau of mass death that features a family with a young child frozen in ash.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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In an analysis of over a billion job postings, labor insight platform LightCast identified not only a surge in demand for AI skills, but also higher average pay for jobs that required them.—
Dylan Butts
Shreya Ghosal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The collection will be supported by a full social media rollout on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, along with wall postings in Los Angeles and New York.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Messages tacked to bulletin boards and written on dressing room blackboards conveyed the spirit of the team.—
Gene Myers,
Detroit Free Press,
7 June 2022
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Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards.—
Steven Litt,
cleveland,
7 Nov. 2021
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The promotional brochure in the exhibit presents that ideal resident lounging on the bed, smoking a Marlboro while talking on the phone.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
2 Sep. 2025
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Cox said the most common artifacts were brochures.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Historic data In California, lightning strikes ignited 305 fires in 2024, as reported by NIFC, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An indoor dome will be built on the current main pitch and connected to the existing academy building, which will undergo an extensive revamp on the site at Kirkby, nine miles north east of the city.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cat Miller used to dissect complex financial reports with precision, crafting investment pitches that could move millions.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Like so many institutions before it, the museum could have ignored the students, or puffed up some sort of defense.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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He was inspired by folkloric characters from history, like the Slavic Baba Yaga and the Italian Befana, as well as Victorian lady silhouettes, 17th century panniers, puffed sleeves, and harem pants.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Blurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurb. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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