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as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius
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as in to summon
to demand or request the presence or service of
let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check
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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
even under the hail of angry questions, the press secretary stayed cool
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Recent Examples of hail
Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026
As Tuesday came to a close, Florida also secured 6-foot-7, 295-pound defensive end Emmanuel Oyebadejo, who hails from Manchester, England, and spent the past two seasons at Jacksonville State in Alabama.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci,kamaron McNair,sarah Agostino, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The pain of last month’s tragedy is still raw among the volunteers, many of whom hail from Sydney’s 44,000-strong Jewish community.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
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Verb
In a statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics hailed the guidance as focused on whole foods for kids.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026
As Tuesday came to a close, Florida also secured 6-foot-7, 295-pound defensive end Emmanuel Oyebadejo, who hails from Manchester, England, and spent the past two seasons at Jacksonville State in Alabama.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
The average for wind and hail was about $14,700.
—Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci,kamaron McNair,sarah Agostino, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
The pain of last month’s tragedy is still raw among the volunteers, many of whom hail from Sydney’s 44,000-strong Jewish community.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in separate statements, praised the security forces for the operations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Instead of soaking in the third consecutive meet with a perfect score, Chiles praised Barros, who competed in three events for the second straight meet.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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When summoned before a congressional committee in December, Noem struck a defiant tone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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An esoteric tradition takes Solomon’s wisdom to be the Ars Goetia, ritual magic used to summon and bind demons.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The moment Murphy loses his footing and nearly plunges to his death, one brick away from his goal, audiences should be on the edge of their seats, primed to applaud when the deed is done.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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One key longtime supporter of the stadium restoration project, Stuart Blumberg, applauded Pardo’s effort.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Calò, a 46-year-old Sicilian, speaks passionately about El Popo, as Mexicans call the volcano, rattling off trivia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the CMPD Homicide Unit at 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a detective.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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KidsFest activities will return for Sundays at Petco Park, with select Sundays throughout the home schedule dedicated to saluting different military branches, accomplishments and history.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Recording Academy next weekend will salute this season’s standout music at the 68th Grammy Awards.—
Malia Mendez,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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On the company’s earnings call, analysts asked CEO Tim Cook several questions about Apple’s access to memory components, which have seen their prices skyrocket due to demand related to chips necessary for artificial intelligence data centers.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Schnell said his department has repeatedly asked DHS to provide underlying data, methodologies or jurisdictional breakdowns but has received no response.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The studio has been responsible for some of the most popular and critically acclaimed titles in the Meta Quest store, including Spheres, Battlescar, Gloomy Eyes, Madrid Noir and Wallace and Gromit.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The play was acclaimed for its strong writing, cast and shocking plot twists.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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