The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled.
campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record
Recent Examples on the WebSeason 9's Tori Kelly and Season 21 winner Iam Tongi also made cameos to extol the virtues of the competition show that helped launch their careers.—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 History textbooks have been altered to extol the virtues of the war, basic military training is now part of the curriculum for high school seniors, and public spaces are filled with posters summoning Russian men to join the army.—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used monuments and television shows to extol the country’s Ottoman past and gild his own rule.—Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024 The food historian and first Black food editor of a major newspaper (the Cleveland Plain Dealer) extols the benefits of turkey as a low-fat alternative to pork and beef, including a turkey tostada and Caribbean turkey salad.—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for extol
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin extollere, from ex- + tollere to lift up — more at tolerate
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