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as in to advertise
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores
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as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure
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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
an avalanche of ads touting the new movie
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Recent Examples of tout
Adams has touted decreases in migrant spending as a further sign the worst of the crisis is behind the city — although members of the City Council and the city’s Independent Budget Office have said the administration inflated cost estimates for migrant expenses.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen joined the district attorney on stage to tout the Prop. 36 victory in the November election.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
During his New Year's Eve address, Xi touted recent policies designed to stimulate growth as successful and pledged more proactive measures going forward.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Other governors frequently touted by Democrats include Govs.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen joined the district attorney on stage to tout the Prop. 36 victory in the November election.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
During his New Year's Eve address, Xi touted recent policies designed to stimulate growth as successful and pledged more proactive measures going forward.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Other governors frequently touted by Democrats include Govs.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
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Beginning in 1992, the Ontological-Hysteric occupied an upper chamber of the beautiful St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, and Foreman advertised his yearly shows there with blizzards of black-and-white posters, which were wheat-pasted all over the Village every winter.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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Driving over the Bay Bridge into the city, billboard after billboard advertised AI products and services.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kotb and her colleagues applauded when the song finished, with Kotb thanking Kermit at its conclusion.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Others applauded Kris and James Armstrong’s selflessness in light of such sudden challenges.Susan Young, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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It was later broadened with press junkets with French talent promoting their work, and was further expanded two years ago with French TV screenings and a day-long confab dedicated to export.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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False claims promoted by President-elect Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform sought to blame the Democratic Party for the wildfires.Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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It was announced that Smith had resigned from the DOJ in court documents submitted on Saturday to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed the classified documents case against Trump last July.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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The nominations were announced on the SAG Awards website.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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But while law enforcement praises corporations for handing over driver data, others are concerned that most of the information collected could be violating people’s privacy.Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Cohen May, director of the Los Angeles Housing Production Institute, praised this change as needed with or without the emergency.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Important here: Producers could comply by not selling into California.William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Over the course of their career, the artists sold more than 10 million records.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some of his movies are critically acclaimed; plenty have bombed, but his performances are never less than wholly committed.Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
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Watkins Glen, acclaimed for its challenging road course, provides a picturesque but formidable track that is a firm fan-favorite.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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But Trump supporters hailed Underwood’s decision, and compared it (positively) to Taylor Swift endorsing Joe Biden last year.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Harris originally hails from California and represented the state as a senator before she was elected as President Joe Biden's vice president.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tout. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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