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
Verb
  • Councilman Jimmy Inman also praised the late man in an emotional Facebook post.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • McMahon praised Wagner for complying with federal guidelines in a DOE press release.
    — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of praised
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  • White, who celebrated his 51st birthday last week, is on tour in support of his eighth solo album, Frozen Charlotte.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • It’s celebrated on July 14 because that’s the day Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress and prison in 1789, helping spark the French Revolution that overthrew the monarchy and sent King Louis XVI and his queen Marie-Antoinette to the guillotine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of celebrated
Verb
  • Midway through the service, the bishop blessed the shrine grounds with holy water.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • He has been blessed with terrific talent but clearly has melded that talent to win games and keep the clubhouse on the same page.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of blessed

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

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