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also extoll
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record
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Recent Examples of extol
Other advocates of greater human control extol the importance of better operator training.
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Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
And yet every month or so, moviegoers take to social media to extol the virtues of or poke fun at some new popcorn receptacle.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
Less than four hours after Trump’s roundtable wrapped, the former president took to social media to extol the virtues of the bitcoin mining business.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Coach John Harbaugh skipped right past commenting on his quarterback’s inter-conference near-perfection to extol the Eagles’ virtues.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
And yet every month or so, moviegoers take to social media to extol the virtues of or poke fun at some new popcorn receptacle.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
Less than four hours after Trump’s roundtable wrapped, the former president took to social media to extol the virtues of the bitcoin mining business.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Coach John Harbaugh skipped right past commenting on his quarterback’s inter-conference near-perfection to extol the Eagles’ virtues.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Hosted by celebrated guitarist Jennifer Batten and genre-defying violinist Lindsey Stirling, the evening will include live performances and presentations celebrating this year’s honorees.—
Holly Alvarado,
Orange County Register,
25 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Lopez celebrated Benny Medina's big day with a very special accessory!—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Seroka also praised longshore laborers for taking on the high volumes of business, along with the other stakeholders in attendance including terminal operators and shipping lines and members of the San Pedro Bay community.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Jan. 2025
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On Reddit, users have praised the platform for its superior code-generation capabilities and its open-source ethos.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Ronald Reagan lauded the heroism of the doomed astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, who were killed when the aircraft exploded shortly after takeoff in 1986.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Beccari lauded the stewardship of Stefano Domenicali, president and CEO of Formula 1.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
30 Jan. 2025
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Per the Times, which at the time cited trial testimony, Walker was accused of taking a pair of sunglasses from the store before the owner asked the NYPD officer to investigate.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The filmmaker also cited a recording indicating there was a second gun and the word of RFK’s coroner who has called for the case to be reopened.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Extol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extol. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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