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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
Certain ideas get passed around duck camps, shared on duck hunting forums, and finally extolled on hunting social media.
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
During the trip, Zahn kept calling Gomez extolling the costumes and the wacky splendor of the whole event.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, prediction markets represent paradise for free market purists who have long extolled the merits of light-touch management of the global economy.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The walk is presided over by its creator, a mysterious authoritarian figure known as the Major (Mark Hamill) who extolls the sadistic contest as a boon for the spirits of the impoverished American people.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extol
Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
During the trip, Zahn kept calling Gomez extolling the costumes and the wacky splendor of the whole event.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, prediction markets represent paradise for free market purists who have long extolled the merits of light-touch management of the global economy.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
The walk is presided over by its creator, a mysterious authoritarian figure known as the Major (Mark Hamill) who extolls the sadistic contest as a boon for the spirits of the impoverished American people.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extol
Verb
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Town & Country takes its characters and their struggles at face value and, despite some gentle needling, celebrates their genuine camaraderie and familial commitment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some of this year’s events also celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps and Navy.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Zhao praised Kore-eda’s films for their focus on mundane details – laundry, cooking, daily routines – that create a meditative rhythm before emotional tsunamis arrive.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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The country singer had posted a photo on Instagram of the polarizing conservative activist with himself and wife Brittany, and praised Kirk in the caption.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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As long as the message hasn’t changed and people are still blessed and inspired, that’s all that matters.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sands points to data showing that the world has gotten substantially better at finding people with TB since the World Health Organization blessed the AI technology in 2021 and released a toolkit on how to properly calibrate it to each local population and setting.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Extol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extol. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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