hymned

verb

past tense of hymn
as in praised
to proclaim the glory of during the honeymoon following the inauguration, newspaper articles seemed to hymn the president's every move

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Recent Examples of hymned Happiness, as hymned in these renditions, would never be won easily. — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hymned
  1. praised
  2. celebrated
  3. blessed
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  • Naomi Ackie, who plays the scientist charged with Hagen’s experimental procedure, praised how her co-star shouldered what was a very challenging role.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • At a news conference Friday, police also praised a teacher who threw a cellphone at the gunman, tackled him and fought to take his weapon.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of praised
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  • On Monday, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador celebrated that announcement, which followed a victory in a lawsuit Idaho and 14 other states filed against the bureau.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Dieffenbach celebrated with the high school coach who first believed in his quarterback skills via Facetime after UCLA’s win.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of celebrated
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  • The Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles blessed us with that on Sunday.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Bird, who also wrote the nifty script with Matthew Robbins, has been blessed to collect a sensational voice cast to match an intriguing bunch of characters who make up this mashup.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of blessed

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“Hymned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hymned. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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