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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
Outfield signs touted Rays sponsors and photos of their own, including Taj Bradley and Shane McClanahan on the back of the centerfield scoreboard that faces Dale Mabry Highway.
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
His administration has touted investments from companies like Apple, Honda and Hyundai in recent weeks.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
Since Trump’s inauguration, the EPA has been touting its efforts to roll back environmental protections.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
Last summer, as Varsity Brands neared the final stages of its $4.75 billion acquisition by KKR, the cheerleading parent company touted the hiring of its first-ever chief security officer, Lisa Olivieri, a former U.S. Secret Service special agent in charge.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
His administration has touted investments from companies like Apple, Honda and Hyundai in recent weeks.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
Since Trump’s inauguration, the EPA has been touting its efforts to roll back environmental protections.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
Last summer, as Varsity Brands neared the final stages of its $4.75 billion acquisition by KKR, the cheerleading parent company touted the hiring of its first-ever chief security officer, Lisa Olivieri, a former U.S. Secret Service special agent in charge.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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The transcript was, as advertised, almost completely accurate.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
17 Mar. 2025
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The bill also would require reports on the 340B money and forbid hospitals from using the remaining 5% to compensate the hospital’s board of directors, pay fines, advertise the hospital or lobby lawmakers, among other restrictions.—
Meg Wingerter,
The Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2025
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Get The Recipe Cheeseburger Sliders Bring out the tray of sliders and the entire party will applaud.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Hundreds of social media users have commented on TikTok to applaud Wheels and praise Santos for giving him a second chance at life.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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In the state legislature, Fine promoted bills on school choice, immigration, combating antisemitism and other issues.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The acid works by dissolving the bonds between dead skin cells on the surface, which in turns promotes cell turnover.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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In Canada, the province of Manitoba has just announced plans to extend its retail sales tax (RST) to cloud computing services beginning in 2026.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Nottingham Forest Forest first announced plans to expand the City Ground in 2019, centring around redevelopment of the Peter Taylor Stand.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Vintage Year In another vintage year for CPH:FORUM, many industry delegates praised the high quality and variety of projects pitched.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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McKinley commented on Porsha’s post, praising her for putting the extravaganza together for their little one.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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His advice: Resist any temptation to sell all your stocks or anything else equally drastic.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Stabile, meanwhile, is calling for stricter policies on the market selling platform.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Helen Schneider, acclaimed internationally for powerful portrayals in musicals like Sunset Boulevard, Evita, and her one-woman show A Walk on the Weill Side, embraced the complexities of portraying Leonard Bernstein.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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If directors Joe and Anthony Russo expected their latest movie to be critically acclaimed, their brains are probably short-circuiting right now.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2025
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The sisters hail from a political family, yes, but a literary one, too: their mother, former first lady Laura Bush, was a librarian, and so were both grandmothers: Laura's mother, Jenna Welch, and former first lady Barbara Bush.—
Alex Ross,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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With over 500 comments on the Instagram post, many social media users have hailed it as a gift from Shadow.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Tout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tout. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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