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puff piece
noun[ C ]
mainly USuk /ˈpʌf ˌpiːs/ us /ˈpʌf ˌpiːs/(alsopuff)
a piece of writing or speech that praises someone or something too much:
He writes the kind of fawning puff pieces about celebrities that I despise.
The media often run puff pieces on the leaders rather than independently analysing and explaining policies.
The Times writers were never pressured to do puff pieces.
This kind of puff piece reminds me why I almost never bother reading this newspaper.
Everybody knew I wasn't trying to make some puff piece.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising and applauding
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulate
adulation
clap
compliment
encomium
enthrone
enthronement
eulogistic
eulogistically
hail
laurel wreath
ode
ooh
ooh and aahidiom
ovation
overpraise
puff
puff piece | Business English
puff piece
noun[ C ]
MARKETING USukus
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