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tub-thumping

verb

present participle of tub-thump
as in advertising
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tub-thumping
  1. advertising
  2. announcing
  3. trumpeting
  4. promoting
  5. acclaiming
  6. touting
Verb
  • Several major industry players have also thrown their weight behind the bill, including the Southeastern Conference, or SEC, which has been advertising in support of the bill during college gameday.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But the Musk trailer, which dropped Thursday, does not appear to fall in the category of the campaign advertising those bylaws were enacted to prevent.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of advertising
Verb
  • The Goodspeed will be announcing its 2027 season later in October.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Trump made that all but impossible by announcing them with just five days left in the federal fiscal year and the House out of session through the November election.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • The biggest hope was probably SpaceXAI, trumpeting the promise of generative artificial intelligence.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Trump began his second term last year by trumpeting the construction of the Panama Canal during the Roosevelt administration.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of trumpeting
Verb
  • If dozens of countries are promoting electric vehicle incentives, charging infrastructure and electrification in general, that can help in the fight against climate change, Jackson added.
    — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This could look like investing in and promoting internal subject-matter experts, documenting best practices, creating subject-matter Centers of Excellence and embedding that expertise directly into workflows.
    — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of promoting
Verb
  • In speeches acclaiming our nation and our leader, we will be told that we (some of us, anyway) are divinely chosen.
    — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of acclaiming
Verb
  • Flores, a political newcomer, made his first national appearance at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention in Dallas, touting his commitment to border security and accusing Gonzalez of allowing migrants to make the community unsafe.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Meta is touting Muse's ability to book appointments and travel, fill out electronic forms for users, and monitor home security cameras.
    — Jonathan Vanian,Ari Levy, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of touting
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“Tub-thumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tub-thumping. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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