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past tense of herald

heralded

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adjective

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Recent Examples of heralded
Verb
That was good for ninth in all of baseball, ahead of other more heralded first basemen like Freddie Freeman, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Matt Olson and Bryce Harper. Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Chapterhouse formed in 1987 in Reading, England, and released two albums during their original run—including the heralded shoegaze classic Whirlpool—before breaking up in 1994. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025 Here’s your chance to add one of the King of Cool’s less heralded vehicles to your collection. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025 Manning struggled for much of the game, and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian launched a defense of his heralded sophomore with an eye on bigger games later in season. Erick Smith, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 Davis is without question Paul's most heralded opponent. Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025 The New York Yankees have plenty of stars on the roster but a less heralded member of the team has been vital as well. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Texas Republicans did eventually pass new congressional maps after establishing a second special session, though Texas Democrats, Hinojosa among them, heralded their collective action as a win. Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025 Trump in a speech before the Israeli Knesset heralded the ceasefire and hostage release as the latest global conflict to end under his watch. Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025 Trump — who unveiled a 20-point peace plan last month, and whose administration has spearheaded diplomatic talks — heralded the deal as a historic achievement. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 The catching of a culprit—more than three decades after the fact, without forensic evidence or eyewitnesses—was heralded as an overdue reparation for police negligence and as a civil-rights milestone for Australia’s gay community. Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Byrne has been heralded for her performance, winning the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the Berlin International Film Festival. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 The album was heralded as Lorde’s most personal project to date, with the singer examining and untangling gender roles, body image issues and her sexuality. Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025 This weekend heralded the release of the pop superstar's 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025 In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright conducted tests at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, that are often heralded as the dawn of heavier-than-air flight. Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heralded
Verb
  • And who is the opposite force that Breezy foreshadowed?
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Your character also returns to Italy, hiding under a blanket, which was a moment foreshadowed in the very beginning.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • University of Colorado regent and board chair Callie Rennison will not seek re-election in 2026, her office announced Sunday evening.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His ousting from the party was announced alongside that of fellow CMC member Miao Hua, who was removed from his military position in June, as well as seven other officers.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The number of humans employed by Uber will actually increase as self-driving vehicles become more commonplace, the company’s head of autonomous mobility and delivery Sarfraz Maredia predicted at the World Economy Summit.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • If that happens, Morgan Stanley analysts predicted the market could quickly tumble 11% into a correction.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Steven Adler published an analysis showing that ChatGPT repeatedly and falsely reinforced one man’s delusions and psychological distress.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Kayla Rupp, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Your 2018 book, The Lies That Bind, seems to have prefigured the backlash against a certain way of talking about identity—as essential or at least fixed—that was prevalent in the 2010s.
    Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As many books have proclaimed, the Erie Canal’s opening in 1825 solidified New York’s reputation as the Empire State.
    Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In 2021, then-President Joe Biden proclaimed that Indigenous Peoples Day would be celebrated on the second Monday in October, though the holiday was never officially changed.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Soundside flooding with minor impacts are anticipated later today through at least Wednesday.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But this line of research, too, has turned out to be far less revelatory than anticipated.
    Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Heralded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heralded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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