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as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius
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as in to summon
to demand or request the presence or service of
let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check
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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
even under the hail of angry questions, the press secretary stayed cool
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Recent Examples of hail
Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Giordani hails from New York City, with his catalog centered on techno music.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches).
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The Count My Lies book adaptation hails from This Is Us producers Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Giordani hails from New York City, with his catalog centered on techno music.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
On Thursday, 15 tornadoes, 86-mph wind gusts and softball and baseball-sized hail were reported across Nebraska and Iowa.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches).
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
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During his papacy, he was both praised and criticized for commenting on political issues, from immigration to LGBTQ issues.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013, several years before Trump reached the White House.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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All cardinals in Rome were summoned to a meeting Tuesday before a new pope is elected.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The phrase, summoning a kind of papal succession, alerted the political faithful that Sheinbaum had been chosen to succeed López Obrador as the head of his party, the National Regeneration Movement, or MORENA.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ackman applauded Trump’s decision to halt the levies for now, while others alleged the president overstepped his trade authority.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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The leader applauds their courage and decision-making.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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The Bakery That Will Blow Away Bread Lovers Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan is one of tef most famous and beloved delicatessens on earth, acclaimed for their stunning sandwiches.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Thornton is an actor, improviser, writer, director, and co-founder of Chicago’s acclaimed The Gift Theatre.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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Alito asked Alan Schoenfeld, the county’s attorney.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2025
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In 2017, the National Institutes of Health asked Hotez to meet with Kennedy to move him off the hobbyhorse of a vaccine-autism link.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Hail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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