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Synonyms of blurb
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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
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for blurb
- advertising,
- billing,
- come-on,
- commercial,
- message,
- pitch,
- plugola,
- spot,
- word
- ad,
- advert
- [chiefly British],
- advertisement,
- announcement,
- bulletin,
- communiqué,
- notice,
- notification,
- posting,
- release
blurb
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of blurb (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of blurb was in 1907
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