1
as in praised
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 summoned
to demand or request the presence or service of
let's hail a taxi hailed the waiter for the check
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Recent Examples of hailed
An 8-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after saving the life of his choking friend in the elementary school cafeteria.
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Critics have hailed her performance in the film as one of the best of her career.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Americans hailed our veterans with due respect and appreciation for Veterans Day 2024.
—Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
And even in the Montana case — which many activists hailed as a breakthrough decision — the only relief the state Supreme Court granted was to ensure that planet-warming emissions would be incorporated into project planning.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
She was also hailed as a hero by Carroll County Sheriff Tony Liggett after Allen’s sentencing.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
The French face cream has been hailed as a staple of any make-up lovers kit for achieving the perfect glowing base.
—Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Corbet had spent the better part of a decade thinking about the nineteen-fifties, the same era hailed as a beacon by the once and future President.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Perugia, hailed as a hero by many in Florence, served a short sentence after a theft conviction there.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Critics have hailed her performance in the film as one of the best of her career.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Americans hailed our veterans with due respect and appreciation for Veterans Day 2024.
—Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
And even in the Montana case — which many activists hailed as a breakthrough decision — the only relief the state Supreme Court granted was to ensure that planet-warming emissions would be incorporated into project planning.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
She was also hailed as a hero by Carroll County Sheriff Tony Liggett after Allen’s sentencing.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
The French face cream has been hailed as a staple of any make-up lovers kit for achieving the perfect glowing base.
—Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Corbet had spent the better part of a decade thinking about the nineteen-fifties, the same era hailed as a beacon by the once and future President.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Perugia, hailed as a hero by many in Florence, served a short sentence after a theft conviction there.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Hailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailed. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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