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  • verb Present participle of spruik.

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Examples

  • On a side note, those Australian sillies at the Herald Sun used the word 'spruiking' instead of 'promoting' and it is officially in the lexicon of Awesome forever more.

    Socialite Life

  • On a side note, those Australian sillies at the Herald Sun used the word 'spruiking' instead of 'promoting' and it is officially in the lexicon of Awesome forever more.

    Socialite Life

  • While extreme weather events have been making the news around the world, the deniosaurs are still spruiking their misinformation.

    Archive 2010-03-01

  • While extreme weather events have been making the news around the world, the deniosaurs are still spruiking their misinformation.

    Extreme weather, deniosaurs and myth debunkers

  • You've been talking about spruiking Kevin Rudd's plan for an Asia Pacific Community.

    Interview - Sky News

  • May: Given I managed to snag the Fantasy: Novel catagory convenor job, I'm spruiking the AAs.

    The year in review

  • It seemed poor form to suddenly drop the original idea and start spruiking my own, so I kept sending my valiant rhetorical yeomen into the breach, but it was physically painful restraining myself from unsheathing the long sword and charging in on my own brand new line of attack.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Long but excellent adventure.

  • Sam Kekovich, an ex Australian rules footballer, has been driving us mad with his spruiking of lamb, that quintessential Australian meat.

    At My Table

  • Sam Kekovich, an ex Australian rules footballer, has been driving us mad with his spruiking of lamb, that quintessential Australian meat.

    Archive 2008-01-01

  • Think of the spruiking of your books you could do when people ask you about your costume!

    Halloween

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