as in to announce
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
the studio is going all out to tub-thump its latest summer blockbuster
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Any Mega Millions winners will be posted here once announced by lottery officials.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Upwards of ten thousand fans made the trip each year, but despite the match-up’s popularity and history, the Georgia Tech administration unexpectedly announced its intention to end the series when the contract ran out in the late 1970s.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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America is the land of the free, home of the brave—and one of only two nations in the world that allows the pharmaceutical industry to advertise drugs directly to consumers.—
Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D.,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Shein line will not be advertised in Pimkie physical stores, and vice versa, Halassi said.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Five minutes turned into a whole evening of us becoming Captains, Engineers, and Pilots, trying to make sure the Starship Enterprise didn’t blow up for the thousandth time.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The brand is blowing up for its bold designs, playful colorways, and the distinct versatility of its catalog.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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The height difference between the dogs left people cracking up.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Are wealth and success all they're cracked up to be?—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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However, the president’s criticism of mail-in ballots could risk disrupting the inroads Republicans made with voters last cycle, with the party spending millions promoting mail-in ballots ahead of the 2024 election.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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It was created with the intention of promoting AI fluency and a future-ready, AI-confident workforce.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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They are acclaimed Mexican artists who capture the essence of women’s lives and experiences in their respective cultural contexts with a focus on indigenous communities stretching from Los Angeles to Chile.—
Amy Carleton,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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His play Daddy opened to acclaim in its UK debut at Almeida Theatre in March 2022 and made its way to the Tokyo Globe Theatre shortly thereafter.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Tub-thump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tub-thump. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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