The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled.
campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record
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Sean Baker makes a paean to the theatrical experience
Daniel Arkin
In a moment that is likely to thrill cinephiles all over the world, Sean Baker used part of his best director speech to extol the virtues of seeing movies in actual movie theaters.—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025 Another note retrieved from the bodies extols North Korea’s prowess in combat and derides their enemy, Ukraine.—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 Inspired by a trip to South Africa in which Kendrick visited Nelson Mandela’s cell, the cautiously optimistic track extols the work of perseverance, citing previous Black struggles as evidence that the future is not foreclosed.—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025 Armstrong Williams admirably extols the virtue of family and religion on these pages.—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for extol
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Etymology
Middle English, from Latin extollere, from ex- + tollere to lift up — more at tolerate
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