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as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius
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as in to summon
to demand or request the presence or service of
let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check
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as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
even under the hail of angry questions, the press secretary stayed cool
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Recent Examples of hail
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 July 2025
Kids aged 14 to 17 can now hail a robo-ride in Phoenix, with permission.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The greatest threat with these storms will be damaging wind gusts up to 70mph and isolated hail.
—ABC News, 9 July 2025
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Verb
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe hails from original series creators Lorre and Bill Prady, who created the spinoff with feature writer Zak Penn (The Avengers, Ready Player One, Free Guy).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 July 2025
Kids aged 14 to 17 can now hail a robo-ride in Phoenix, with permission.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Noun
Merrill said primary threats include hail, isolated tornadoes and flooding downpours.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The greatest threat with these storms will be damaging wind gusts up to 70mph and isolated hail.
—ABC News, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail
Verb
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But while Johnson critics praised the move as fiscally responsible, mayoral allies blasted it as a reckless effort to block the City Council majority’s will.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Gadd acknowledged disappointment over losing Jones’ contribution, praising the actor’s exceptional work and noting audiences would miss seeing his full performance range.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Initially, DeSales University professor Marie Bolger had also been summoned to court, but her name was removed from a later filing.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Gi-hun summons his courage and spirit in his final moments, defending his values even as his mission decisively fails.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Centre Court applauded the No 1 seed for her quick reaction.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Davies then applauded the work that was done last year following a deadly multiple 18-wheeler accident on Interstate 40 in Monroe County.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Instead, call the APS Outage Hotline at 602-371-3680 or 1-855-688-2437 or visit aps.com/outage.—
Russ Wiles,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Feb. 2023
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Anyone who would like to get connected to treatment, or knows someone who does, can call 1-800-563-4086 or visit connectgnh.org at any day or time.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2023
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Japanese video games are highly acclaimed around the world.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
3 July 2025
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Notably, the album was recorded in Music City's iconic RCA Studio A and will feature critically acclaimed, touring, rootsy country favorite Tyler Childers, among many others.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The department published a serious note to its Facebook page early Monday after the Free Press asked about it.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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You’re asked to enroll your Wi-Fi smart thermostat in a bring-your-own-thermostat program.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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“Hail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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