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  • 111tout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. boost, promote, pitch n. booster, promoter, pitchman. See publication. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. praise, laud, plug*, puff; see promote 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. recommend puff, ballyhoo …

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  • 112advertising — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Calling goods to public attention] Syn. promotion, promoting, publicity, publicizing, circularization, billing, posting, placarding, announcing, displaying, broadcasting, advocacy, Madison Avenue, ballyhooing*, plugging*,… …

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  • 113build up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To increase] Syn. develop, strengthen, add to, expand; see develop 1 , grow 1 , increase 1 , strengthen . 2. [To make more deSirable or attractive] Syn. promote, talk up, magnify, boost; see advertise 2 , exaggerate , praise …

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  • 114promotion — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Advancement in rank] Syn. preferment, elevation, raise, improvement, advance, lift, betterment, ennobling, favoring. Ant. removal*, demotion, lowering. 2. [Improvement] Syn. advancement, progression, development; see… …

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  • 115publicize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. announce, broadcast, make public, promulgate; see advertise 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. promote, hype, get attention, announce, tout, advertise, sell, trumpet, promulgate, *plug, air, spotlight. ANT.: hush up,… …

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  • 116talk up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. acclaim, extol, commend; see exaggerate , praise 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity: ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote,… …

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  • 117plug — n 1. wedge, peg, pin, spike; stopper, stop, cork, stopple, bung; spill, spile, Dentistry. dowel; pledget, wadding, stuffing, packing, tampon, tampion; tap, spigot, cock, stopcock, petcock, faucet, valve; obstruction, block, occlusion, clog. 2.… …

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  • 118hoopla — noun Etymology: French houp là, interjection Date: 1877 to do; also ballyhoo …

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  • 119Fred Savage — Infobox Actor imagesize = 150px caption = Savage, circa 1989 birthdate = birth date and age|1976|7|9 location = Glencoe, Illinois, U.S. yearsactive = 1987 ─ present death date = deathdate = deathplace = birthname = Fredrick Aaron Savage othername …

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  • 120Infocom — Infobox Company company name = Infocom company company type = Defunct company slogan = This space intentionally left blank. industry = Entertainment/Business software foundation = MIT (1979) location = Cambridge, Massachusetts key people = Dave… …

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