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as in applauds
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 summons
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 barrages
a heavy fall of objects
a hail of small stones warned them of the oncoming avalanche
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as in flurries
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 hails
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The action fantasy, which hails from Amazon MGM’s United Artists banner, is being directed by Chad Stahelski and is slated for a theatrical release.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Hand-picked by the experts at the IWC Museum in Schaffhausen, the wrist candy hails from some of the most significant eras of the house’s 150-year-plus history.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Myers hails from Dripping Springs, Texas, just outside of Austin, where Willie Nelson held his first Fourth of July Picnic in 1973.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Duggan asserted that because Tisdel hails from a swing district, Democrats rejected his plan.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The series hails from showrunner Francesca Gardiner (also a writer and executive producer) and director Mark Mylod (also an executive producer).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The film, which hails from Lionsgate, is produced by Thunder Road Films’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, and Wadlow.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
The two bonded over their respective heritages—Bardha’s family comes from Albania, while Jed’s family hails from Lebanon.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025
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The genre-hybrid project hails from producer Khyati Madaan’s Not Out Entertainment, with Sumit Kumar Mishra also producing.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The action fantasy, which hails from Amazon MGM’s United Artists banner, is being directed by Chad Stahelski and is slated for a theatrical release.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Hand-picked by the experts at the IWC Museum in Schaffhausen, the wrist candy hails from some of the most significant eras of the house’s 150-year-plus history.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Myers hails from Dripping Springs, Texas, just outside of Austin, where Willie Nelson held his first Fourth of July Picnic in 1973.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Duggan asserted that because Tisdel hails from a swing district, Democrats rejected his plan.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The series hails from showrunner Francesca Gardiner (also a writer and executive producer) and director Mark Mylod (also an executive producer).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The film, which hails from Lionsgate, is produced by Thunder Road Films’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, and Wadlow.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
The two bonded over their respective heritages—Bardha’s family comes from Albania, while Jed’s family hails from Lebanon.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hails
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Micah Bell, director of Porter County Search and Rescue, applauds the governor’s call for better coordination of search and rescue teams in the state.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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In a confessional, Cheyenne applauds Zach's willingness to go through this process.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Later that evening at Leathers, Simon summons Julia to his bedroom.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
22 Aug. 2025
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Both men will be summonsed to court to face a charge of selling fireworks.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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And Lauren, who initially praises his new short story for its trauma narrative.—
Jane Ciabattari
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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In his review, The Hollywood Reporter‘s chief film critic, David Rooney, praises Reichardt for creating a genre picture that doesn’t include the usual tropes in order to focus on character, human failings and the lengths people go to when faced with struggles.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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What To Know The petition was filed by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and calls for a vote on a bill, written by Massie and California Democrat Ro Khanna which would require the Justice Department to release the Epstein files within 30 days.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pakistan has all the trappings of democracy, a parliament, a prime minister, judiciary, a noisy press but after putting the country’s most popular leader Imran Khan behind bars two years ago, the army calls the shots.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Addario’s husband asks her to read a bedtime story to their young son.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Their case, which is being argued by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and Mountain State Justice, asks the court to force the Department of Health to follow the state code.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Broncos head coach Sean Payton regularly commends Lazzaro’s work, both in terms of on-field data and research, and also in the scouting and draft realms.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Hails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hails. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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