publicity story



ballyhoo, blurb, celebrity, common knowledge, cry, currency, daylight, exposure, fame, glare, hoopla, hue and cry, limelight, notoriety, plug,

   slow down - abate, allay, alleviate, arrest, assuage, back-pedal, backwater, bank the fire, block, blunt, bog down, boycott, brake, bridle, chasten,

   show mercy - cushion, damp, dampen, deaden, neutralize, offset, relent, soften, suppress ,

   maladjusted - ill-adapted, ill-assorted, ill-chosen, ill-fitted, ill-matched, ill-qualified, ill-sorted, ill-suited, ill-timed, improper, inadequate, inadmissible, inapplicable, inappropriate, inapt,

   ruler - ace, anointed king, birch, boss, cane, captain, champion, chatelaine, chief, chieftain, club, commandant, commander, crowned head, dean,

   dragnet - abduction, apprehension, arrest, bait, birdlime, bola, capture, catch, catching, cobweb, collaring, coup, domiciliary visit, exploration, fish-hook,

   bra - advocate, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, bearer, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, buttress, cane, carrier,

   poor reputation - bad character, bad name, discredit, disesteem, disfavour, dishonour ,

   adder - computer, parts, relay, snake ,

   defensive stock - blue chip, equity, split, steel, stock, stocks ,

   reversion - about-face, about-turn, atavism, back track, back trail, backing, backing off, backing out, backing up, backsliding, backup, backward deviation, bequest, birthright, devolution,