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as in announcing
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 praising
to declare enthusiastic approval of
statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure
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as in promoting
to provide publicity for
an avalanche of ads touting the new movie
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Recent Examples of touting
Perplexity’s free student offer joins a wave of similar initiatives from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic—all touting their bots as tutors, study buddies, or productivity boosters.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The French fashion house’s new ads, which break in print on Thursday, show Stone and fellow brand ambassador Hoyeon touting the Capucines and Side Trunk bags in fall-friendly colors ranging from cognac to deep navy and taupe.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Noem visited the Chicago ICE facility last week, just after multiple Cabinet officials held a news conference in Memphis, Tennessee, touting the coming Guard deployment there.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Ora Detroit is a multilevel, 10,000-square-foot space touting a luxury design and lounge setting.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
House Freedom Action launched a website attacking Van Epps and touting Barrett’s work in the state legislature to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Tennessee.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Companies touting their artificial intelligence products dominated the Promenade, the main road in Davos.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Of 255 clinic websites analyzed, more than half offered IV hydration therapy touting therapies like magnesium for headaches and muscle cramps, glutathione as a potential immune system booster, or other substances advertised to increase energy.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
The Day-Lewises shot the film primarily on location in Wales and in Manchester, England last year, and it’s now headed into awards season touting Day-Lewis’ triumphant return to the screen.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The French fashion house’s new ads, which break in print on Thursday, show Stone and fellow brand ambassador Hoyeon touting the Capucines and Side Trunk bags in fall-friendly colors ranging from cognac to deep navy and taupe.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Noem visited the Chicago ICE facility last week, just after multiple Cabinet officials held a news conference in Memphis, Tennessee, touting the coming Guard deployment there.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Ora Detroit is a multilevel, 10,000-square-foot space touting a luxury design and lounge setting.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
House Freedom Action launched a website attacking Van Epps and touting Barrett’s work in the state legislature to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Tennessee.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Companies touting their artificial intelligence products dominated the Promenade, the main road in Davos.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Of 255 clinic websites analyzed, more than half offered IV hydration therapy touting therapies like magnesium for headaches and muscle cramps, glutathione as a potential immune system booster, or other substances advertised to increase energy.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
The Day-Lewises shot the film primarily on location in Wales and in Manchester, England last year, and it’s now headed into awards season touting Day-Lewis’ triumphant return to the screen.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touting
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Moorish, 53, however, shared her excitement in a comment on her daughter’s post announcing the news.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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During a late September ceremony at the Johnson Space Center announcing the new class of NASA astronauts, Acting NASA Administrator and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy spoke about the competition for space dominance.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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While praising Keaton as a performer, Meyers, who wrote Baby Boom and the Father of the Bride films and wrote and directed Something’s Gotta Give, looked back on their close working relationship.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Republican president also used the opportunity to settle political scores and thank his supporters, criticizing Democratic predecessors and praising a top donor, Miriam Adelson, in the audience.—
Darlene Superville,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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To their credit, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) continues to play an important role in promoting transparency and accountability in the garment sector, and its inclusion of freedom of association indicators in factory assessments contributes valuable data for policy dialogue.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Duran had published articles on Tan and his wealthy colleagues, like Balaji Srinivasan, a tech investor who was promoting an esoteric but stubbornly influential concept called the Network State.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Worthington’s book, like time spent in his engaging company, is not an exercise in trumpeting his successes.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Meyers later played a montage of Trump trumpeting his record purportedly opposing censorship and bringing free speech back to America, before cutting to a second montage of breaking news clips about Kimmel’s suspension.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tips made up only about 10% of ride-hailing drivers’ pay, while for couriers who deliver packages that number was less than 4%.—
Levi Sumagaysay,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Club América, hailing from Mexico City, is a two-time Liga MX Femenil champion, clinching the title in Apertura 2018 and Clausura 2023.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The book is on track to be one of the best-selling memoirs of this year.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The film is adapted from the popular YA novel of the same name by New York Times best-selling author Courtney Summers.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Startups are advertising ‘AI employees’ and the likes of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz are talking of AI ‘productizing and unbundling’ the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector that executes the core functions of corporations around the globe.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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For instance, Starlink is currently advertising $59-per-month Residential Lite service for the first year and a Standard Kit for just $89.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The two men are surrounded by applauding officials while confetti falls in the background.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Social media users joined in applauding her.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Touting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touting. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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