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blurbed

verb

past tense of blurb
as in featured

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurbed
  1. featured
  2. rang
  3. promoted
  4. puffed
Verb
  • Greg Cunningham, a former Albuquerque police officer, appeared in an ad produced with the National Republican Congressional Committee that featured Raymond De La Cruz.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Edgar-Jones’s blouse featured gold buttons running down the front placket, creating a tailored effect that even evoked the type of white shifts men wore during England’s Regency era.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of featured
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  • Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.
    — KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of rang
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  • For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That group has promoted the poll as evidence of Democrat David Jolly’s viability in the governor’s race — despite Republicans’ massive voter registration advantage in the state.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of promoted
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  • Bake until the focaccia is set and slightly puffed and registers an internal temperature of 190°F, 18 to 22 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Give the cookies plenty of room on the baking sheet, and pull them while the centers are still puffed and soft.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of puffed
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“Blurbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurbed. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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