extolled

past tense of extol

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of extolled Newspaper critics from across the United States generally extolled the adaptation. Marlene L. Daut september 22, Literary Hub, 22 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 Though Fiddelke, 49, extolled the value of knowing Target deeply, shares fell 10% in morning trading on the news of his appointment. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025 One complained that the game doesn't explain itself, but then in the same video extolled the virtues of Minecraft—a game that explains itself even less. ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extolled
Verb
  • The president praised her, along with various governors and lawmakers.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Baker has the burgundy (which are sadly still at full price) at home, and praised the rich hue and similar look to higher-end silk.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Endurance athlete Colin O'Brady, celebrated internationally in 2018 as the first person to traverse Antarctica solo and unassisted, is returning to the unforgiving continent for an even more arduous trek.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier this month, Ripa celebrated her 25 seasons on Live, tying with Oprah Winfrey as TV's longest-running female daytime talk host.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • God has blessed us beyond belief.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • God blessed me with 7 beautiful children—3 sons and 4 daughters.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025

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