1
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
With flicker free and low blue light technologies, KTC is touting the H27P3 for reducing eye strain, especially during extended work sessions.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
More than $18 billion has flooded into more than 200 biotechnology companies touting AI to expedite development, with 75 drugs or vaccines entering clinical trials, according to Boston Consulting Group.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
But some of the wealthiest people in the world are touting the power of companions and are working to develop the technology at their companies.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The adoring columns touting Wu as a people person have already begun.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Boy Kavalier has been touting that the hybrids cannot die, effectively making human consciousness immortal.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump on Tuesday night left the White House to go to dinner in Washington, touting that his administration had made the city safer.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
For a business struggling to maintain relevance, the benefits of an Emmy roadblock, touting TV’s best to the widest audience possible, are enormous.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis last month, Tennessee Republicans are touting a new state law that requires mass shooters’ remains to be tested for antidepressants or hormone replacement therapy medications.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
More than $18 billion has flooded into more than 200 biotechnology companies touting AI to expedite development, with 75 drugs or vaccines entering clinical trials, according to Boston Consulting Group.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
But some of the wealthiest people in the world are touting the power of companions and are working to develop the technology at their companies.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The adoring columns touting Wu as a people person have already begun.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Boy Kavalier has been touting that the hybrids cannot die, effectively making human consciousness immortal.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump on Tuesday night left the White House to go to dinner in Washington, touting that his administration had made the city safer.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
For a business struggling to maintain relevance, the benefits of an Emmy roadblock, touting TV’s best to the widest audience possible, are enormous.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis last month, Tennessee Republicans are touting a new state law that requires mass shooters’ remains to be tested for antidepressants or hormone replacement therapy medications.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for touting
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Bungie took the rare step of doing an emergency buff live patch last night after announcing it in the TWAB to try to fix/improve The Portal and loot systems.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is not Chiu, who enthusiastically takes part in the process, sometimes even announcing purchases for the Crocker on social media.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In fact, constantly praising your Gen Z employees can become impractical and downright exhausting.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The museum was beloved by locals, who left online reviews praising the staff's work and their warm welcome.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, the president’s criticism of mail-in ballots could risk disrupting the inroads Republicans made with voters last cycle, with the party spending millions promoting mail-in ballots ahead of the 2024 election.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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It was created with the intention of promoting AI fluency and a future-ready, AI-confident workforce.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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His 2023 paper trumpeting the dangers of acetaminophen has been cited a mere 11 times, according to Google Scholar.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Scott was recently appointed the creative director of Proenza Schouler; not a small feat, especially for a Black woman hailing from Jamaica.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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Part of the participants are from Latin American countries, particularly hailing from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Robert Bilkie, CEO of Sigma Investment Counselors in Northville, Michigan, said investors who reacted to April’s weakness by selling stocks would be significantly less wealthy today.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But for Allen-Green and other community members supporting the project, a major preoccupation this year remains selling the three schools to more families in the neighborhood.—
Mila Koumpilova,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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China has been advertising plans to land Taikonauts — or Chinese astronauts — on the lunar surface for the first time by 2030, competing with NASA’s plan to return its own astronauts to the moon’s surface as soon as mid-2027.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Freyne does a lot with a modest budget, finding smart ways to show us fantastical things — memories playing out as if dioramas at the Natural History Museum, a vast expo hall filled with stalls advertising various paradises — on an economical scale.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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While Nadella and the executive team are taking criticism from some staffers, Wall Street is applauding the company's growth and execution.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Their powerful performances prompted a 15-minute standing ovation, and the wrestler-turned-actor was seen tearfully applauding.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Touting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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