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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
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
In the upcoming film Universal, she's credited in the role of Ricky, and also serves as executive producer on the project, which hails from writer-director Stephen Portland.
—EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025
The alert is in effect until 6:30 p.m. The storms could bring nickel-sized hail (0.88 inches) and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
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Verb
Borja lived in Manchester, N.J., but originally hailed from the Philippines.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
In the upcoming film Universal, she's credited in the role of Ricky, and also serves as executive producer on the project, which hails from writer-director Stephen Portland.
—EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Back-to-back storms earlier this week brought lightning, heavy rain, hail and winds up to 65 mph to the area, damaging electric infrastructure and causing outages for about 300,000 customers across Minnesota, primarily in the Twin Cities metro and western Wisconsin, according to Xcel officials.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025
The alert is in effect until 6:30 p.m. The storms could bring nickel-sized hail (0.88 inches) and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail
Verb
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But just a couple of decades ago, wine (especially red wine) was praised for its positive health benefits, even on 60-Minutes, with their famous ‘French Paradox’ show.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Another was praised for being someone who supervisors trusted.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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Ter Stegen took the rare step of announcing via social media that his knock will keep him out for three months, and was summoned to the Joan Gamper Training Center on Thursday morning.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hickman summons passengers by microphone, and Turner simply takes off when the seats fill.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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For the second time in six months, captain Virgil van Dijk and his team-mates stood watching and applauding as the silverware was presented at Wembley.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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Many livestream commenters have applauded Conicent for its work, however, and shared public messages of encouragement.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Instead, call the APS Outage Hotline at 602-371-3680 or 1-855-688-2437 or visit aps.com/outage.—
Russ Wiles,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Feb. 2023
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Anyone who would like to get connected to treatment, or knows someone who does, can call 1-800-563-4086 or visit connectgnh.org at any day or time.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2023
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Both museums are particularly relevant now, because Dylan, at age 84 continues to tour worldwide, and the biopic about his early career as a folksinger, A Complete Unknown, was acclaimed by moviegoers after it was released on Christmas Day 2024.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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His record-breaking 666-day reign as Intercontinental Champion was universally acclaimed, and his subsequent run as World Heavyweight Champion was equally dominant until he was defeated by CM Punk at SummerSlam last weekend.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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During talent reviews, ask: who developed across the business this year?—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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During an appearance on the Thursday, Aug. 7, edition of 360 With Speedy, the actor was asked to share a story about the singer.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Hail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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