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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street
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as in hype
information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or cause
the usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at megaplexes around the country
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as in to acclaim
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
that reviewer always ballyhoos any book by one of his pet authors
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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows
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Recent Examples of ballyhoo
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
But could all this ballyhoo sap interest in his work?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
There must be some dismay that Sunset Boulevard, starring an electrifying Nicole Scherzinger, which opened to much ballyhoo in NYC, has seen its attendance dip recently.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
But could all this ballyhoo sap interest in his work?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Nuclear energy was ballyhooed back in the 1930s as a way to feed the world.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballyhoo
Noun
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Oprah Winfrey, who popped up earlier in the week at Ralph Lauren's fashion show, caused quite the commotion with her appearance at Christian Siriano's runway show Friday.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, the commotion was enough to startle the bear.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kehlani, however, isn’t buying into the hype.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nobody nerds out or gets hype like me about savings accounts or life insurance.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her most recent film, Ali Samadi Ahadi’s drama Seven Days, premiered to acclaim at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, spotlighting the rising tide of Iranian cinema in exile.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 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
Verb
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Rising pressure on Nvidia Huawei’s announcement comes as China promotes homegrown alternatives to Nvidia.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The turn of the century saw the advent of rhizobial soil inoculants for improving legume growth, with the FDA promoting such applications.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic for potential development this week.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kp is an index used to indicate the severity of the global magnetic disturbances in near-Earth space, NOAA said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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After this publicity around the experiment, MacDougall faced harsh criticism.—
Leah Hudson,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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On the extreme, digital accessibility might be seen as purely a compliance issue – a means of adhering to regulations and avoiding lawsuits and bad publicity.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Ivanhoe Mines—controlled by billionaire Robert Friedland—has agreed to sell C$690 million ($500 million) of its shares to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) as the company seeks to expands its copper output amid rising demand for the metals needed for electric vehicles and data centers.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Impact cost refers to the extent to which trade orders — buy or sell — can move stock prices.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Ballyhoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballyhoo. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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