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as in praised
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 summoned
to demand or request the presence or service of
let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check
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Recent Examples of hailed
Jeffries was hailed as a messaging genius, and his status as a rising star was cemented.
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Friendly Ronald Wang, who hailed from Noble Palace and A Wong, is front of house.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
President Jimmy Carter, stung by that generation’s problems with the Gulf producers, hailed us as the Saudi Arabia of coal and pressured utilities to build coal plants, hence the 50% of the grid that was coal.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
The company admitted to Fox News Digital that Waymos are staged in areas of the city where they are frequently hailed from, but said that shouldn’t come at the expense of residents.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
President Zelenskyy has recently hailed an attack on a refinery in Perm, more than 900 miles from Ukraine's border.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The law was hailed as a national model.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 14 May 2026
Taxis can be effortlessly hailed in most bustling neighborhoods.
—Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
At the time of Maggie and Paul's deaths in 2021, Murdaugh — who hailed from a local legal dynasty — was being pressured to reveal his financial records following a fatal boating accident that resulted in the death of a young woman who was friends with Paul.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Friendly Ronald Wang, who hailed from Noble Palace and A Wong, is front of house.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
President Jimmy Carter, stung by that generation’s problems with the Gulf producers, hailed us as the Saudi Arabia of coal and pressured utilities to build coal plants, hence the 50% of the grid that was coal.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
The company admitted to Fox News Digital that Waymos are staged in areas of the city where they are frequently hailed from, but said that shouldn’t come at the expense of residents.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
President Zelenskyy has recently hailed an attack on a refinery in Perm, more than 900 miles from Ukraine's border.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The law was hailed as a national model.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 14 May 2026
Taxis can be effortlessly hailed in most bustling neighborhoods.
—Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
At the time of Maggie and Paul's deaths in 2021, Murdaugh — who hailed from a local legal dynasty — was being pressured to reveal his financial records following a fatal boating accident that resulted in the death of a young woman who was friends with Paul.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailed
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Austin Mayor Kirk Watson praised the coordinated response from local and regional law enforcement agencies, including the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Manor Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Bickerstaff repeatedly praised the growth and resilience of a roster that rapidly developed into a contender.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said his new government has summoned the Russian ambassador over a drone attack near Hungary’s border, in a significant shift from his predecessor Viktor Orbán’s friendly relations with Moscow.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Such stars are the key quarry that JWST was designed for—stellar orbs composed of the pristine, primordial hydrogen and helium gas that was summoned into being by the big bang.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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Mayor Dean Trantalis applauded that move.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The two embraced again as the audience applauded.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Wahl added in the later news conference that the mother of one suspect called police hours before the shooting.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Last year, the chancellor of the Peralta Community College District, a network of four schools that includes Merritt, proposed a merger with nearby Laney College to create something called Oakland City College.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Mother’s Day is a holiday dedicated to honoring and celebrating mothers, motherhood and the influence of maternal figures in America, and practically all NFL teams saluted the day on social media, including the New England Patriots.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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That was reinforced in the moments after Game 4, as a notoriously tough Philly crowd saluted the pesky Flyers for making it all the way into the second week of May.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Making her feature screenwriting and directing debut with Is God Is, an adaptation of her play which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Harris is behind one of the year’s wildest and most acclaimed films, sitting at a 97 percent freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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The former Beatle worked on it with producer Andrew Watt in between touring dates for his acclaimed Got Back tour.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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“Hailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailed. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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