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BALLYHOO
- A noisy attention-getting demonstration or talk; flamboyant, exaggerated or sensational advertising or propaganda.
- Usage: Coverage of President George W. Bush's economic summit.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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FEVER PITCH
- A state of intense excitement and agitation.
- Usage: Report on efforts to battle massive flooding in central Europe.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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GETAWAY
- An act or instance of getting away, as escape.
- Usage: Various reports on a child abduction in Abilene, Texas.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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HAZMAT
- Abbreviation for "hazardous material."
- Usage: Various reports of a chlorine gas leak from train tanker in Missouri.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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ROIL
- To make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs; to move turbulently, be in a state of turbulence or agitation.
- Usage: Report on state of U.S. economy.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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SHAMAN
- A priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events.
- Usage: Report on town council in Northern California calling in Native American holy men to try to purge the council's politics of negative vibes and influences.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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