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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

blurb

noun: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" [syn: {endorsement}, {indorsement}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

43 Moby Thesaurus words for "blurb": PR, acknowledgment, appreciation, ballyhoo, boost, bright light, buildup, celebrity, commendation, common knowledge, cry, currency, daylight, eclat, exposure, fame, famousness, glare, good word, honorable mention, hoopla, hue and cry, hype, limelight, maximum dissemination, notoriety, plug, press notice, promotion, public eye, public knowledge, public relations, public report, publicity, publicity story, publicness, puff, puffing, reclame, recognition, report, spotlight, write-up

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