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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
The partnership with Uber also means that hailing an air taxi will soon be as easy as booking any other vehicle through the ride-hailing app. Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025 The show hails from Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
On Thursday, 15 tornadoes, 86-mph wind gusts and softball and baseball-sized hail were reported across Nebraska and Iowa. Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025 The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches). Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail
Verb
  • During his papacy, he was both praised and criticized for commenting on political issues, from immigration to LGBTQ issues.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013, several years before Trump reached the White House.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • All cardinals in Rome were summoned to a meeting Tuesday before a new pope is elected.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The phrase, summoning a kind of papal succession, alerted the political faithful that Sheinbaum had been chosen to succeed López Obrador as the head of his party, the National Regeneration Movement, or MORENA.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After Fitzgerald’s death, a wave of eulogies applauded the author, and at least a couple of them hailed his Jazz Age novel as a classic.
    Alexander Manshel, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
  • On the touchline, meanwhile, Guardiola was extremely animated, pleading with his fans to have patience and applauding Ake’s more conservative decision.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • However, today most young people rarely call each other.
    Andrea Wigfield, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • 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
Verb
  • The Bakery That Will Blow Away Bread Lovers Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan is one of tef most famous and beloved delicatessens on earth, acclaimed for their stunning sandwiches.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The new version is shorter, more popular, and even more acclaimed.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Healthcare providers consider your medical history and ask about symptoms.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Three Manhattan federal prosecutors resigned on Tuesday after saying the Trump administration had asked them to admit wrongdoing in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s corruption case as a condition of their return.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Hail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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