tub-thumps

verb

Definition of tub-thumpsnext
present tense third-person singular of tub-thump
as in announces
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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  1. announces
  2. advertises
  3. promotes
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  • Frank Sweeney seems surprised by the rivals twist when host TJ Lavin announces it in the first teaser for the new season.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • That lengthy description, which appears on the dust jacket as well as the title page, simply announces the multitudes contained within.
    William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of announces
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  • Unbound Academy, for example, advertises a $40,000 fee covering the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Winnebago, of course, advertises it as an all-new model, but the new model appears to be the product of a large leftover stock of older Revel vans or components.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of advertises
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  • That promotes healthy rainfall patterns and keeps the hydrological cycle moving.
    Dan Lambe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Intel also promotes a vast ecosystem of more than 200 independent software vendors developing commercial applications and services tailored to its platform.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of promotes
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