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hail

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noun (1)

hail

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noun (2)

as in sound
range of hearing stay within hail of the restaurant's front desk so you'll know when your table is ready

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Recent Examples of hail
Verb
Some hail it as the ultimate productivity amplifier. Nik Froehlich, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 For now, Senate leaders are hailing the stablecoin bill as a landmark piece of legislation that overcame the partisan divisions of Trump’s second term. David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
Noun
Anticipate pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025 Five people were wounded, including Majority Whip Steve Scalise, when the gunman unleashed a hail of 70 rounds. Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail
Verb
  • Allow yourself to be seen, praised, or even vulnerable.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
  • In the days since the video was shared online, TikTok users have praised Row's husband for being so patient.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Historically, most performers have developed their art by being taken under the wings of friends as part of drag families or drag houses, or by practicing at home and summoning the courage to sign up for open sets at bars.
    David Mack, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
  • The Angels summoned Moore, a second baseman, on June 13 in Baltimore.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • Despite Democratic skepticism, nearly all Republicans have applauded Trump's decision to strike Iran.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
  • Tucker stepped out of the batter’s box to tip his helmet toward both a roaring crowd and the applauding Astros dugout.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.
    WSJ, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023
  • However, today most young people rarely call each other.
    Andrea Wigfield, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • Domaine Serene is a benchmark Oregon producer acclaimed for its polished Pinot Noir and Chardonnay bottlings.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • Abstract painter Thornton Willis, a third-wave member of the New York School acclaimed for canvases in which geometric shapes evinced a warmth atypical of such forms, died in New York on June 15.
    News Desk, Artforum, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Our characters all ask if maybe they all got lost on the way.
    Tricia Despres, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • The discussions are at an early stage and may not lead to an offer, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private.
    Sara Braun, Fortune, 21 June 2025

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“Hail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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