| Main Entry: | blurb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | announcement |
Synonyms: |
ad, advertisement, brief, commendation, puff, spot |
| Main Entry: | advertisement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | public notice of sale |
Synonyms: |
ad, announcement, bill, blurb, broadcast, circular, classified ad, commercial, communication, declaration, display, endorsement, exhibit, exhibition, flyer, literature, notice, notification, placard, plug, poster, proclamation, promotion, promulgation, propaganda, publication, publicity, squib, throwaway, want ad |
| Main Entry: | article |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece of writing |
Synonyms: |
beat*, blurb, column, commentary, composition, discourse, editorial, essay, exposition, feature, item, paper, piece, scoop*, spread, story, theme, think piece, treatise, write-up |
| Main Entry: | item |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part, article |
Synonyms: |
account, aspect, bit, blurb, bulletin, column, component, consideration, conversation piece, detail, dispatch, element, entry, feature, incidental, information, matter, minor point, minutia, news, note, notice, novelty, paragraph, particular, piece, point, report, scoop*, scrap, specific, story, thing, write-up |
| Main Entry: | plug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | publicity |
Synonyms: |
advertisement, blurb, good word, hype*, mention, push*, write-up |
| Main Entry: | promotion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | publicity |
Synonyms: |
PR, advertising, advertising campaign, ballyhoo, blurb, buildup, hard sell, hoopla*, hype*, notice, pitch, pizzazz*, plug*, press*, press-agentry, promo, propaganda, public relations, publicity, puff, puffery, pushing, squib |
Antonyms: |
silence |
| Main Entry: | publicity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promotion of something, someone |
Synonyms: |
PR, advertising, announcement, announcing, attention, ballyhoo, big noise, billing, blurb, boost*, broadcasting, build-up, clout*, commercial, currency, distribution, fame, handout, hoopla*, hype*, ink, limelight, noise*, notoriety, pitch, plug*, press, press-agentry, promo, promulgation, propaganda, public notice, public relations, puff, puffery, pushing, release, report, réclame, scratch*, spotlight*, spread, write-up |
Antonyms: |
secret |
| Main Entry: | puff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advertisement |
Synonyms: |
advertising, blurb, boost*, buildup, commendation, favorable mention, good word, hype*, laudation, plug*, praise, press-agentry, promo, promotion, publicity, puffery, push*, sales talk, write-up |
| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critique; summary |
Synonyms: |
abstract, analysis, appraisal, article, assessment, blurb, book review, canvass, column, comment, commentary, criticism, discourse, discussion, dissertation, essay, evaluation, exposition, inspection, investigation, journal, judgment, magazine, mention, monograph, notice, organ, outline, pan, periodical, recapitulation, redraft, reviewal, revision, study, synopsis, theme, thesis, treatise, write-up |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
| Main Entry: | sound bite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very brief broadcast statement |
Synonyms: |
blurb, buzzword, clip, excerpt, fifteen minutes of fame, news item, newsbreak, notation, note, one-liner, outtake, passage, photo opportunity, piece, quotation, quote, saying, selection, slogan, snippet, spot news |