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as in announced
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores
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as in praised
to declare enthusiastic approval of
statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure
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as in promoted
to provide publicity for
an avalanche of ads touting the new movie
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Recent Examples of touted
Sburlati touted the draft law — which needs to be voted on by the Senate and then by the Chamber of Deputies and related committee — while acknowledging defeat on the amendment for now.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
City leaders have touted the extension as important to connecting many of the city’s entertainment, business and cultural landmarks and aiding the region’s growth and tourism.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
In response, Nazareth touted her customers’ high engagement rate on social media and plans to expand beyond online sales into retail to continue building Alchemize’s growing customer base.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Federal officials initially touted the couple's arrest as an example of the kind of violence agents were facing.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Red yeast rice is a supplement touted as a way to lower cholesterol without prescription medication.
—Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
During a morning analyst call, Gelfond touted Imax as more than a provider of premium theatrical screens to becoming a platform for varied and global event content to distinguish itself from the broader exhibition industry.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Trump has endorsed Ciattarelli and has publicly touted him while attacking Sherrill.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 Oct. 2025
Stand your ground laws were touted as a way to keep people safe.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
City leaders have touted the extension as important to connecting many of the city’s entertainment, business and cultural landmarks and aiding the region’s growth and tourism.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
In response, Nazareth touted her customers’ high engagement rate on social media and plans to expand beyond online sales into retail to continue building Alchemize’s growing customer base.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Federal officials initially touted the couple's arrest as an example of the kind of violence agents were facing.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Red yeast rice is a supplement touted as a way to lower cholesterol without prescription medication.
—Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
During a morning analyst call, Gelfond touted Imax as more than a provider of premium theatrical screens to becoming a platform for varied and global event content to distinguish itself from the broader exhibition industry.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Trump has endorsed Ciattarelli and has publicly touted him while attacking Sherrill.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 Oct. 2025
Stand your ground laws were touted as a way to keep people safe.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touted
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Trump announced plans to impose an additional 10% tariff on Canada on Saturday over a TV ad featuring footage of former President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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More tenants could be announced at Everette Downs with a commercial building space and an outparcel still available, Robinson said.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Petite shoppers have also praised it.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The new construction and shape was nearly unanimously praised, although many fans took issue with the style’s limited availability.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to Bloomberg, Binance wrote the basic code to power World Liberty’s stablecoin, USD1, and has promoted the coin to its 280 million users around the globe.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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White can’t be listed as an emergency third QB on Sunday unless he is promoted to the 53-man roster.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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Actual speeds vary by location, network conditions, and equipment, and may be lower than the maximums advertised.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Just keep in mind that while the Barcelona is advertised as being comfortable for one to two people, Geil says that’s a generous estimate.—
Dean Stattmann,
Outside,
19 Oct. 2025
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The function, hailed as much more autonomous than previous tools, was first introduced by Claude Code and was celebratedby many in the industry as a pathway to automation.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ohtani began the series with only two hits in his first 14 plate appearances, but finished it with a game that both Roberts and Brewers manager Pat Murphy hailed as an all-time performance.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Gabbiadini scored five times in 15 league games, but was sold that same season to Derby County at a loss.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Laster allegedly sold this information to two betters for about $100,000.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Bellei trumpeted a strong rapport between price and quality among the Saudi collections on display.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Aaronson’s defensive reliability has been trumpeted by Daniel Farke this season.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Egyptian attacker briefly applauded Liverpool’s jubilant away end inside Deutsche Bank Park after the final whistle before turning and making a beeline for the tunnel as the celebrations continued.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Meantime, the analyst applauded AppLovin’s expansion into e-commerce advertising, which has a total addressable market that is multiple times the size of the mobile game in-app advertising market.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Touted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touted. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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