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also extoll
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record
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Recent Examples of extol
Now, conventions are marathon infomercials in which each party extols its supposedly sacred virtues.
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airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
Raw milk can’t be sold legally for human consumption in many states, but some 11 million Americans drink it anyway as wellness influencers, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., extol its benefits.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
Other advocates of greater human control extol the importance of better operator training.
—Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
And yet every month or so, moviegoers take to social media to extol the virtues of or poke fun at some new popcorn receptacle.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
Raw milk can’t be sold legally for human consumption in many states, but some 11 million Americans drink it anyway as wellness influencers, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., extol its benefits.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
Other advocates of greater human control extol the importance of better operator training.
—Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
And yet every month or so, moviegoers take to social media to extol the virtues of or poke fun at some new popcorn receptacle.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for extol
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extol
Verb
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Set collective benchmarks, whether improving efficiency or patient outcomes, and celebrate those achievements together.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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On March 8, Gaga will celebrate her second time hosting SNL and her fifth time performing on the sketch show.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Trump administration has praised Musk's effort, and indicated far more is on the way.—
Andre Tartar Bloomberg News (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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For all of the conversation late last year analyzing how quickly Sporting KC might be able to shuffle the chairs — or even Vermes praising the way his team played Wednesday — a swap at striker, a swap in the mentality at striker, transcends everything else.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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Looking fashionable aside, the family went to the renowned Jardin Majorelle, which is lauded as one of the most mysterious gardens in Morocco.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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The podcast was lauded for painting a rare portrait of life behind the bars.—
Shawna Chen,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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Organizers of the successful November recall against Price often cited the policy as one of their chief concerns, calling it emblematic of an approach to crime that appeared too lenient.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In its letter, the agency cited contracting rules to justify the program pause, but did not offer clear reasons why.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Extol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extol. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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