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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To get the word out at the business’s beginning, Kruse designed and printed out flyers and went door-to-door in her neighborhood, advertising her services throughout the community.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
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Perhaps most importantly, these collaborations aren’t about advertising yourself.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Along with announcing Hamtramck’s closure, Ekic is extending the hours at its Ferndale location.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Tkachuk then held up a Miami hockey jersey after announcing his pick.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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His 2023 paper trumpeting the dangers of acetaminophen has been cited a mere 11 times, according to Google Scholar.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 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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That political violence and policy violence are contrary to establishing justice, contrary to providing for the common defense contract, promoting the general welfare, contrary to ensuring domestic tranquility and contrast to equal protection under the law.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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With flicker free and low blue light technologies, KTC is touting the H27P3 for reducing eye strain, especially during extended work sessions.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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More than $18 billion has flooded into more than 200 biotechnology companies touting AI to expedite development, with 75 drugs or vaccines entering clinical trials, according to Boston Consulting Group.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Tub-thumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tub-thumping. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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