puffery

noun

puff·ery ˈpə-f(ə-)rē

Synonyms of puffery next

: exaggerated commendation especially for promotional purposes : hype

Examples of puffery in a Sentence

the newspaper's local stories are often thinly disguised puffery for area businesses

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The defense also has claimed that prosecutors are casting commonplace entrepreneurial puffery as a crime and singling out Watson, a Black founder in a tech world where African American executives have been disproportionately few. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024 But overall, there should be a substantial amount of sizzle — or at least copious amounts of hot air and puffery — coming from next week’s upfront presentations. —

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 May 2024 This is where the focused music hall puffery of the production helps. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024 That conclusion may sound preposterously quaint to some, unwelcome advice to a few, ridiculous puffery or an impossible goal to still others. —

David Baldacci, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for puffery