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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
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Recent Examples of blurbs
Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Maybe the publisher changes the jacket design to emphasize themes that resonated with readers, or maybe there are new review blurbs that make the book design pop.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
The blurbs below come courtesy of the AFI Fest team.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
While a lot of today’s blurbs are tongue-in-cheek, this one unequivocally isn’t.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The honorees each received blurbs that close friends or collaborators wrote for them.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Lines in Reminders lists are often short, quickly jotted-down blurbs rather than lengthy, detailed complex instructions.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Most blurbs in the top 100 list are repurposed from previous stories.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
One Pew study found that when those AI blurbs show up, only 8% of people bother to click through to a website.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Fulton covers sections of the city east of the 101 Freeway, writing voicey blurbs that collect upcoming events, intriguing real-estate listings, and niche celebrity gossip.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Maybe the publisher changes the jacket design to emphasize themes that resonated with readers, or maybe there are new review blurbs that make the book design pop.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
The blurbs below come courtesy of the AFI Fest team.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
While a lot of today’s blurbs are tongue-in-cheek, this one unequivocally isn’t.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The honorees each received blurbs that close friends or collaborators wrote for them.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Lines in Reminders lists are often short, quickly jotted-down blurbs rather than lengthy, detailed complex instructions.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Most blurbs in the top 100 list are repurposed from previous stories.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
One Pew study found that when those AI blurbs show up, only 8% of people bother to click through to a website.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurbs
Noun
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Those messages, however, are taken from the reporting party’s device only after they have been decrypted using the decryption keys available only to the reporting party.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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Transmission messages are a big theme throughout the season, because Mother is broadcasting this message all the time that only certain people can hear, her SOS help signal.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The Warner Theatre hosts the distillery for VIP Room events and fundraisers, and A Tasteful Event, which benefits the FISH food pantry and shelter in Torrington, features food by local restaurants and vendors, including the Litchfield Distillery.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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One especially striking image features the galaxy rising above a sea of clouds in La Palma, creating an almost surreal scene.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Last year, job postings in product design fell by 18%, and graphic design by 57%, according to Fast Company.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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For an extensive listing of my well over one hundred analyses and postings, see the link here and the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Since then, the school’s social work and human services program has used the money to hire an instructional assistant, create brochures, update learning material for students and host community information sessions, professor Brandy Jones-Thomas said.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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All of the documentation—maps, resort brochures, etc—is in English and Chinese, and while the team might not be fluent in the English language, there’s little a bit of Google Translate can’t fix.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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What was on your mind then post 9/11 with the film and what still rings true today?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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That definitely rings true for me this Mother’s Day.—
Nicole Varma,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Noun
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In other words, if motor oil is a soup, the base stock is the broth.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
15 May 2026
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The right words could arrive with surprising simplicity today.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Yale’s Budget Lab reports that the tariffs have raised about two hundred and fifteen billion dollars in revenues.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Either way, when the team reports for training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe in late July, Rodgers will run out with the starters with the goal of leading the Steelers back to the playoffs while eyeing the franchise’s first postseason victory in a decade.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Lewis began the day by striking out to end the first inning, swinging at nine of the 10 pitches thrown by Robert Gasser after the Brewers starter issued a two-out walk and hit a batter to load the bases.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Since 2008, starting pitchers have thrown only three pitches of a hundred and three miles per hour or more, including one that Misiorowski threw in his previous start, against the Washington Nationals.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Blurbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurbs. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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