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information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or cause
the newspaper's local stories are often thinly disguised puffery for area businesses
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Recent Examples of puffery
Most mentions of Florida were mere puffery, with little indication of what DeSantis intends to accomplish.
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2024
When the subject is not the movies but matters of the Middle East, the consequences of this sleight of hand are far graver than some dubious promotional puffery.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2024
This column is dedicated to my late father, Dr. Subhash Jain, a dedicated physician, father, grandfather, and husband who always prioritized the real work of delivering great patient care over hype—and always pushed me to look beyond puffery in the development of my own perspectives.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
At worst, Cohen argued, the emoji was immaterial puffery.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 31 July 2023
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2024
When the subject is not the movies but matters of the Middle East, the consequences of this sleight of hand are far graver than some dubious promotional puffery.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2024
This column is dedicated to my late father, Dr. Subhash Jain, a dedicated physician, father, grandfather, and husband who always prioritized the real work of delivering great patient care over hype—and always pushed me to look beyond puffery in the development of my own perspectives.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
At worst, Cohen argued, the emoji was immaterial puffery.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 31 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffery
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This is the peak of hype—when motivation and optimism are at their highest.Paul Holder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Both online and single-player games are plagued with server issues, bugs, and problems these days that instantly stunt player excitement and hype.Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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The 25-year-old has consistently chosen privacy over publicity, whilst confirming in August that she’s been in a relationship for over two years.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps a little unfortunate given the recent bad publicity for a couple of different criminal networks using the same Matrix nomenclature.Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Australia in 2021 passed laws to make the US tech giants, such as Alphabet’s Google and Meta, compensate media companies for the links that drive readers - and advertising revenue - to their platforms.Reuters, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kennedy has also threatened to ban direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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Now, Poppin’ Fresh is set to appear in new TV advertisements, on social media stickers, and even on the Jumbotron at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kelce, her husband Jason, and his brother Travis, who is dating singer Taylor Swift, have experienced a boom in popularity in recent months and have been featured prominently in a number of advertisements and media promos.Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Puffery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffery. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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