Definition of EXTOL

Examples of extol in a Sentence

The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled. campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record

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Many folks who are hoping to get pregnant already know this; the What to Expect forums are filled with threads extolling the affordability and accuracy of dollar-store tests. — Shelby Pope, Allure, "Are Cheap Home Pregnancy Tests Just as Accurate as the Expensive Ones?," 12 Mar. 2019 Lurie released a statement after the announcement of the policy extolling the players’ goals and their engagement in the community, without mentioning the anthem or the league’s action. — Les Bowen, Philly.com, "Malcolm Jenkins had stopped protesting during anthem, but NFL's new policy is making him reconsider," 29 May 2018 Organizers passed out fliers extolling the benefits, which are pretty straightforward — keeping people alive, for example, and preventing infections. — Nestor Ramos, BostonGlobe.com, "A practical plan for fighting overdoses — but not in Massachusetts," 1 May 2018 Ever since Waymo launched its driverless car trials in Phoenix, promoting the service with a video showing suburbanites extolling the benefits of driverless transportation, the AV startup seemed focused on everyday, even mundane, aspects of travel. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "9 cities with smart ideas to improve transportation," 18 Sep. 2018 In New York City, the numbers are astounding—just five monuments honor women, while nearly 150 extol the accomplishments of men. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "A New Initiative Is Bringing More Statues of Women to New York City," 10 Dec. 2018 The companies extol the potential to create jobs, especially in rural America. — Greg Ip, WSJ, "T-Mobile Sprint Merger Is a Test of Trump’s Antitrust Mettle," 5 Sep. 2018 In speech after speech, VIPs extolled Stoneleigh as an example of land conservation policy at its finest. — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, "'They almost need therapists': How the fight to save Stoneleigh brought Pa. zombie pols back to life, too | Maria Panaritis," 28 June 2018 The administration followed up that event with a conference last month in which National Economic Council Chairman Larry Kudlow extolled the promise of 5G advances. — Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ, "Trump Creates Task Force to Free Up More Wireless Spectrum," 25 Oct. 2018

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