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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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
The Model Alliance’s founder Sara Ziff was a diehard proponent, and her organization touted the news Monday via its social media channels.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The White House touted the moves as the largest single-day of clemency actions in modern history.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Chandra Gordon, executive director of the Library Foundation, touted $5 million in private contributions, plus an additional $3 million received through a successful $1.5 million funding-match challenge from the James Graham Brown Foundation.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Plenty of drug dealers are US citizens, and San Francisco has been touting its broader efforts to crack down on them, too.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
The Model Alliance’s founder Sara Ziff was a diehard proponent, and her organization touted the news Monday via its social media channels.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The White House touted the moves as the largest single-day of clemency actions in modern history.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Chandra Gordon, executive director of the Library Foundation, touted $5 million in private contributions, plus an additional $3 million received through a successful $1.5 million funding-match challenge from the James Graham Brown Foundation.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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