touted; touting; touts
1
2
: to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately
not meant to tout you off the movie—
Russell Baker
Russell Baker3
: to spy on : watch
4
a
British
: to spy out information about (a racing stable, a horse, etc.)
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)
1
: to solicit patronage
2
a
chiefly British
: to spy on racehorses in training to gain information for betting
b
: to give a tip or solicit bets on a racehorse
: one who touts: such as
a
: one who solicits patronage
b
chiefly British
: one who spies out racing information for betting purposes
c
: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse
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Verb
The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness.
The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers.
People were touting tickets outside the stadium.
People were touting outside the stadium.
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
While the Energy Department touts its high-tech laboratories and research facilities, the agency’s people are equally critical to its mission.
—Margaret E. Kosal, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2025
Biden quietly shuts down debt cancellation proposals Biden has frequently touted his legislative achievements on the issue, and his administration wiped away $166 billion in debt for about 4.4 million borrowers, according to Department of Education data.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Various outfits, positioning themselves as neutral guides to the marketplace of ideas, now tout evaluations of news organizations’ trustworthiness, but relying on these requires trusting in the quality and objectivity of the evaluation.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Meanwhile, ahead of the DNC’s first official candidate forum over the weekend, Minnesota state party chair Ken Martin touted more than 20 endorsements from state party leaders and DNC members in the South.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
While the Energy Department touts its high-tech laboratories and research facilities, the agency’s people are equally critical to its mission.
—Margaret E. Kosal, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2025
Biden quietly shuts down debt cancellation proposals Biden has frequently touted his legislative achievements on the issue, and his administration wiped away $166 billion in debt for about 4.4 million borrowers, according to Department of Education data.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Various outfits, positioning themselves as neutral guides to the marketplace of ideas, now tout evaluations of news organizations’ trustworthiness, but relying on these requires trusting in the quality and objectivity of the evaluation.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for tout
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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