extols

variants also extolls
Definition of extolsnext
present tense third-person singular of extol

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of extols However, Steve Evans, owner of Memphis Maids, extolls the virtues of regularly cleaning above and around your cabinetry. Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026 Banks extols the virtues of eavesdropping. Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026 In it, Shapiro extols the virtues of using politics to improve people’s lives. Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026 The Iberian nation has taken in millions of people from Latin America and Africa in recent years, and the leftist Sánchez regularly extols the financial and social benefits that immigrants who legally come to Spain bring to the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy. Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2025 In an era when the latest hot-off-the-press titles trend on social media, one writer extols the underrated pleasure of reading secondhand books shared by neighbors. Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2025 There’s a wonderful chapter in which an older woman extolls a younger one to tell a painful story not with words, but with movements, so as to expel her pain without enlisting narrative’s power to summon, and thus force a re-living, of painful events. Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025 This is the unique value of Google, according to Coletta, and the service that Google’s Peterson extolls most. Craig Stoltz, AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extols
Verb
  • Now, the annual weekend Pennsylvania Firefly Festival celebrates their presence and creates excitement surrounding the late-June marvel.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • Janelle Salaun #13 of the Golden State Valkyries celebrates with Veronica Burton #22 after making a three-pointer during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on May 08, 2026 in Seattle, Washington.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Gwen Stefani praises 'crazy exchange of love' Stefani, 56, was an age-defying whirlwind.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Bethea openly praises Kerr's politics and makes no effort to push back.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Comfort spreads as the fertile Moon blesses your home zone and sextiles therapeutic Chiron in your 6th House of Sustainability.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Even though Saturn will test this relationship or agreement over the coming years, Venus’ trine to Jupiter on February 22 blesses the professional endeavors that are beginning around this time.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Extols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extols. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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